Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
7 March 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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.

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C       387711
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C       775245
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C       360509
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C       357206
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C       747381
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C       866203

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

30,000

8)   ( 0.177 %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY

10)  Date of transaction

1 MARCH 2002

11)  Date company informed

4 MARCH 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

830,908
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.89%

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 7 MARCH 2002




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