Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
9 October 2000


           BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC ('the Company')
                               
                     HOLDING(S) IN COMPANY
                               

The  Company  was notified by Prudential plc on 6 October  2000
that,  as  a  result  of recent purchases,  they  now  have  an
interest  in 693,595 ordinary shares of 5p each in the  Company
('Ordinary  Shares'), which represents 4.11 per  cent.  of  the
issued   share  capital  of  the  Company.   This  holding   is
registered in the following names:

Registered holder                   Number of Ordinary Shares
                                                             
HSBC GLOBAL NOMS LTD A/C 379                          229,995
PRUCLT  HSBC GIS NOM (UK)  PAC                        460,000
A/C
PRUCLT  HSBC GIS NOM (UK)  PPL                          3,600
A/C
                                                             
TOTAL INTEREST                                        693,595


9 October 2000