Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
09 October 2003



Bloomsbury Publishing plc (the 'Company')


The Company was informed on the 6 October 2003 that The Capital Group Companies,
Inc. holds 2,769,461 ordinary shares representing 4.0% of the issued share
capital of the Company.





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