Blocklisting Interim Review

Informa Group PLC
16 August 2002


                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:   INFORMA GROUP PLC



2. NAME OF SCHEME:    INFORMA EMPLOYEE SHARE OPTION SCHEME 
                      (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE LLP GROUP PLC EMPLOYEE SHARE 
                      OPTION SCHEME)



3. PERIOD OF RETURN:  FROM: 11/10/01      TO:  16/08/02



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME                 766,900 ORDINARY SHARES OF
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:              10 PENCE EACH



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:             27,400



6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ALLOTTED 
   AT END OF PERIOD:                       739,500



7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)                 450,000 - 15/07/98) ORDINARY   
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES)            500,000 - 18/06/99) SHARES
   ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF ADMISSION: 830,000 - 07/02/00) OF 10
                                                640,000 - 05/04/01) PENCE EACH


PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.    128,203,239 ORDINARY SHARES OF 
                                          10 PENCE EACH

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:          ANDREA WILSON
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