Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20 March 2001

                  BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC (the 'Company')


                            Holding(s) in Company


The Company was notified by Deutsche Bank AG on 19 March 2001 that they have
an interest in 1,828,240 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company ('Ordinary
Shares'), which represents 10.85 per cent. of the issued share capital of the
Company.


This holding is registered in the following names:

Registered holder                   Number of Ordinary Shares

Morgan Nominees                     492,804
Morgan Nominees D131                1,045,598
MSS Nominees                        39,608
RBSTB Nominees                      250,230

Total                               1,828,240




20 March 2001