Holding(s) in Company

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
04 October 2006


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
AVS NO


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 
   1.  Name of company                        2.  Name of shareholder having a major
                                                  interest

       BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC                  Standard Life Investments

 
   3.  Please state whether notification      4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if
       indicates that it is in                    more than one holder, the number of
       respect of holding of the                  shares held by each of them
       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

       In respect of Shareholder named
       above                                      Vidacos Nominees - 4,999,855 ordinary
                                                  shares


   5.  Number of        6.  Percentage of     7.  Number of shares/    8.  Percentage of
       shares/amount        issued                amount of stock          issued class
       of stock             class0.325%           disposed
       acquired

       238,255


  9.  Class of security                       10.  Date of             11.  Date company
                                                   transaction              informed
                                                  
      ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25 PENCE EACH           02/10/06                 03/10/06



  12.  Total holding following this            13.  Total percentage holding of issued
       notification                                 class following this notification
                                                    
       4,999,855                                    6.822%


  14.  Any additional information            15.  Name of contact and telephone number for
                                                  queries

                                                  RICHARD CORDESCHI
                                                  020 7440 2468

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

       RICHARD CORDESCHI

Date of notification ______4 October_______________2006 _________







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