Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
26 November 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

NOT DISCLOSED

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

NAME                                                  NO. OF SHARES

STANLIFE NOMINEES LIMITED                             1,234,998

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

77,000

6)   (0.4557%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 5 PENCE SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

22/11/02

11)  Date company informed

25/11/02

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,234,998
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.3095%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

COLIN ADAMS  BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
0207 494 2111

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

     Date of Notification 26 NOVEMBER 2002................

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