Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
25 June 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Bloomsbury Publishing plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Capita Group of 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

Non-beneficial


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
State Street Nominees - 43,500
Chase Nominees - 826,500
Midland Bank - 55,500

Capital International Limited
Chase Nominees - 1,588,000

Capital Research and Management Company
State Street Nominees - 3,765,000





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

21 June 2004


12. Total holding following this notification

                                                                     6,278,500


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

                                                                          8.88%


14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Colin Adams [phone]


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

Colin Adams - Finance Director


Date of notification

25 June 2004


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