Holding by Prudential plc

Informa Group PLC
4 February 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     PRUDENTIAL PLC

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

     AS 2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      -

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      NOT KNOWN

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

      NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

      3/2/2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,472,339
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.97%

14)  Any additional information

     ISSSUED SHARE CAPITAL:
     116,965,394

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     D W Lodge
     0171 453 5972

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

     Date of Notification .4 FEBRUARY 2000
 



CLRR3060               NOTIFIABLES                               03-FEB-2000
HOUGHTONC              Position Report                              Page: 1

         SEDOL: 0262565  Client Fund Reporting Group : PPMB


INFORMA            Shares in Issue Registered Holder  Current Holding Holding %
GROUP
0262565 ORD GBPO.10       116,965,394 HSBC GLOBAL NOMS
                                              A/C 379       797,039
                                      PRU CLNT (MSS)
                                         NOM LTD PAC A/C  2,664,300
                                      PRU CLT (MSS)
                                         NOM LTD PPL A/C     11,000

                                                          3,472,339      2.97
                          116,965,394                                    2.97