Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
28 February 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS


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 ABOVE


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

STANLIFE NOMINEES LIMITED


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

50,000


6)   (0.29%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY


10)  Date of transaction

27 FEBRUARY 2002


11)  Date company informed

28 FEBRUARY 2002


12)  Total holding following this notification

531,983

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.136%


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     28 FEBRUARY 2002



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