AGM Statement

Informa Group PLC
22 May 2002

                    Informa Group plc Annual General Meeting

At today's Annual General Meeting of Informa Group plc, the company's Chairman,
Peter Rigby, made the following comments:

'As we reported at our preliminary results on 12 March we have seen a
stabilisation in market conditions during the first few months of this year.
However the economic environment remains difficult and we have seen no upturn in
the markets we serve.

'Advertising and delegate revenues are lower than for the same period last year
but our subscription revenues have held firm with continuing high renewal rates.
Sponsorship and exhibition revenues were above expectations for the first
quarter, mainly due to the success of our largest event 3GSM. Some 80% of the
3GSM 2003 exhibition has already rebooked but we are seeing some weakening in
this revenue stream for our smaller events.

'Our business is trading in line with expectations for the year to date with
continuing cost control helping to offset any weaknesses in revenue. The Group
has a strong forward programme of events and publications planned for the
important September to December period. We believe the Group remains well
positioned to take advantage of any economic upturn.'

For further information
Peter Rigby

David Gilbertson

Jim Wilkinson
Informa Group plc                                            020 7017 4302

Fiona Piper
The Maitland Consultancy                                     020 7379 5151




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