Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
27 May 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THREADNEEDLE ASSET MANAGEMENT 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

     SEE 2 ABOVE

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

     LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LIMITED

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     24 MAY 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     644,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.80%

14)  Any additional information

     N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     COLIN ADAMS       020 7494 2111

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

     Date of Notification ......27 MAY 2002..................




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