Holding by Prudential PLC

Informa Group PLC
26 January 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 SHOWN IN 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

     UNKNOWN


11)  Date company informed

     26/1/00


12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,418,689

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.77%

14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED 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 ..26 JANUARY 2000.....




SEDOL 0262565   NOTIFIABLES POSITION REPORT
              CLIENT FUND REPORTING GROUP: PPMB


INFORMA GROUP
0262565 ORD GBP0.10

Shares in Issue     Registered Holder         Current Holding    Holding  %
                                            
116,965,394         HSBC GLOBAL NOMS LTD A/C 379        935,850    
                    PRU CLNT (MSS) NOMS LTD PAC A/C   3,471,839
                    PRU CLT (MSS) NOM LTD PPL A/C        11,000

116,965,394                                           4,418,689    3.77%