Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
28 November 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Bloomsbury Publishing Plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


The Capital Group Companies Inc.



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


See 2 above



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


Capital Guardian Trust Company (388,000)

Capital International Limited (624,600)

Capital Research and Management Company (2,523,761)



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired






6. Percentage of issued class






7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed






8. Percentage of issued class






9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 1.25 pence each



10. Date of transaction









11. Date company informed


26 November 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


3,536,361 ordinary shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.05%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Colin Adams

Group Finance Director

[phone]



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






Date of notification


27 November 2003



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