Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
13 February 2004



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

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

    AS IN 2

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

     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 914945
     28,876
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 887711
     400,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 775245
     306,872
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 357206
     1,721,414
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 747381
     132,020
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 363605
     50,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 866203
     98,000
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 916681
     3,600
     HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LTD A/C 360509
     81,928


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 0.125P

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     12 FEBRUARY 2004

12)  Total holding following this notification

      2,822,710
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      4.03%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     COLIN ADAMS   020 74942111

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

     Date of Notification .....13.2.04...................




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