Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
23 September 2002



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP

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

     SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN BOX 2

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

                                             A/C       ORDINARY 5p SHARES
     LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LIMITED            05576           570,500
     LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LIMITED            07197           147,000
     LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LIMITED            07203           106,000
     LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LIMITED            21667            61,000
     LITTLEDOWN NOMINEES LIMITED            05577            38,250

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 5p SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     N/A

11)  Date company informed

     20 SEPTEMBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification
  
     922,750
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.39%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     COLIN ADAMS     TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification .......23 SEPTEMBER 2002.................

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