Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
06 March 2003

Bloomsbury Publishing plc (the 'Company')



The Company was informed on 5th March 2003 that Zurich Financial Services,
through its subsidiary Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, holds 829,000
ordinary shares in the Company, representing 4.9% of the issued share capital.


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