Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
22 April 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Bloomsbury Publishing plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Capita Group of Companies, Inc

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


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 - 43,500
Chase Nominees Limited - 635,700
Midland Bank Plc - 40,500

Capital International Limited
Chase Nominees Limited - 1,263,200

Capital Research and Management Company
4,015,000

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

NA

6. Percentage of issued class

NA

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

NA

8. Percentage of issued class

NA

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 1.25P


10. Date of transaction

NA

11. Date company informed

21 April 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

5,997,900


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.345%

14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Cordeschi
020 7440 2468

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

Richard Cordeschi
Company Secretary

                          
Date of notification      25 April 2005





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