Holding in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
15 October 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

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

     NOT DISCLOSED

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     Name                                       No. of Shares
     
     -HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd         400,000
      A/c 887711

     -HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd         139,218
      A/c 775245

     -HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd          10,000
      A/c 360509                                    
     
     -HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd         372,409
      A/c 357206                              

     -HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd          16,500
      A/c 747381                                    

     -HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd          12,000
      A/c 866203

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     65,000

8)   (0.38%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 5 PENCE SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     10 OCTOBER 2001

11)  Date company informed

     12 OCTOBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     950,127
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.60%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     COLIN ADAMS, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC - 020 7494 2111

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ..12 OCTOBER 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     M & G LIMITED

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

     NOT DISCLOSED

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     Name                                       No. of Shares
     
     PRUDENTIAL PLC VIA THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS:
     - PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC            580,000
     - PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC             94,726

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A

8)   (N/A%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 5 PENCE SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     8 OCTOBER 2001
     
11)  Date company informed

     12 OCTOBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

     674,726
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.98%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     COLIN ADAMS, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC - 020 7494 2111

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ..12 OCTOBER 2001