Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
12 May 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 CAPITAL GROUP 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

     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 43,500
     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 635,700
     MIDLAND BANK PLC 34,500

     CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 942,400

     CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY
     4,840,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class(any treasury shares held by 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 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 company informed

     11/05/05

12)  Total holding following this notification

     6,496,100
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification(any 
     treasury shares held by company should not be taken into account when 
     calculating percentage)

     9.029%

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

     Date of Notification      12 MAY 2005



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