Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
17 May 2006


             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF LISTED COMPANY

     Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     The Capital Group Companies, Inc

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is 
     regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above;
     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

     In respect of Shareholder named above

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

     Capital Guardian Trust Company
     State Street Nominees Limited 50,500
     Chase Nominees Limited 650,400
     Midland Bank plc 101,300

     Capital International Limited
     Chase Nominees Limited 1,442,000

     Capital International S.A.
     Citibank London 24,800

     Capital Research and Management Company
     State Street Nominees Limited 5,680,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the
     listed company should not be taken into account when
     calculating percentage)

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     Ordinary Shares of 1.25 pence each

10)  Date of transaction

     N/A

11)  Date listed company informed

     17/05/06

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,949,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
     (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken
     into account when calculating percentage)

     10.892%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     RICHARD CORDESCHI
     020 7440 2468

16)  Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
     responsible for making this notification

     RICHARD CORDESCHI

     Date of Notification ....17/05/2006....................


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