Statement re Court Hearing

Informa Group Plc
                  

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OR UNITED STATES

6 May 2004

Proposed Merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis

Court Hearing

The boards of Informa and Taylor & Francis announce that, at the Court Hearing
today, the Court has confirmed the Scheme of Arrangement. It is expected that
the Scheme and the Merger will become effective if and when US Clearance has
been obtained.

There has been an administrative delay in obtaining the US Clearance. However,
the boards of Informa and Taylor & Francis remain confident that US regulatory
clearance for the proposed Merger will be obtained shortly. Once the US
Clearance has been obtained from the United States, the boards of Informa and
Taylor & Francis will announce the timetable of events up to the date on which
the Merger will become effective.

Unless the context requires otherwise, terms used in this announcement have the
same meaning as in the Listing Particulars dated 19 March 2004 which were sent
to Informa Shareholders and Taylor & Francis Shareholders. "US Clearance" means
the expiry, lapse or termination of all or any appropriate waiting and other
time periods (including extensions thereof) under the US Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (as amended) and the regulations made
thereunder.

Enquiries


Informa                [phone]   Taylor & Francis      [phone]
Peter Rigby                               David Smith
David Gilbertson                          Anthony Foye
Jim Wilkinson                            
                                         
Bell Pottinger         [phone]   Financial Dynamics    [phone]
Zoe Sanders                               Tim Spratt
Catherine Lees                            Charles Palmer