Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
8 January 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     EDINBURGH FUND MANAGERS GROUP PLC


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     SEE 2 ABOVE


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE 2 ABOVE


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

   -

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

    -

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     -

11)  Date company informed

     19 DECEMBER 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

     NO LONGER NOTIFIABLE

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      NO LONGER NOTIFIABLE
 

14)  Any additional information

      N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     COLIN ADAMS
     020 7494 2111


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification 8 JANUARY 2002