Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
24 April 2003


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC


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



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

HELD IN HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

77,031


6)   (0.45%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   (  %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

15 APRIL 2003


11)  Date company informed

17 APRIL 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

876,945

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.13%


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

GARY CLARENCE
0207 597 5197


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

     C ADAMS

     Date of Notification 24/4/2003



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