Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
09 September 2003






Bloomsbury Publishing plc ('the Company')


Bloomsbury Publishing plc announces that it was informed on 4th September 2003
that the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme held 2,078,493 ordinary shares
representing 3.0% of the issued share capital of the Company.




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