Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
22 November 2006


                           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                50,500
     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                      640,587
     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             5,805,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.


     N/A

6)   Percentage of issued Class 


     N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


     N/A

8)   Percentage of issued Class 


     N/A

9)   Class of security


     ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction


     N/A

11)  Date company informed


     21/11/06

12)  Total holding following this notification


     8,064,187
               

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


     10.986%



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      22/11/2006




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