Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
8 December 2000

                  BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC ('the Company')


                            HOLDING(S) IN COMPANY


The Company was notified by Prudential plc on 6 December 2000 that, as a
result of recent changes in funds under management, they now have an interest
in 505,600 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares'),
which represents 3.00 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.
This holding is registered in the following names:

Registered holder                                     Number of Ordinary Shares

pRUclt HSBC GIS nom (UK) PAC a/c                                        500,000
pRUclt HSBC GIS nom (UK) ppl a/c                                          5,600

Total interest                                                          505,600




8 December 2000