Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
8 March 2001


                            Holding(s) in Company

                  BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC ('the Company')


The Company was notified on 6 March 2001 by Legal & General that, as a result
of a transfer into management of 194,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') on 1 March 2001, Legal & General are now
interested in 1,053,115 Ordinary Shares, which represents 6.23 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 Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 887711                         400,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245                         239,218
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509                          10,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206                         375,397
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 747381                          16,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203                          12,000

Total interest                                                        1,053,115


8 March 2001