Holding in Company

INFORMA GROUP PLC
7 September 1999

                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FRM CORP, FIDELITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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

NON BENEFICIAL

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

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)  ( %) of issued Class - SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

SEE SCHEDULE BELOW

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10) Date of transaction

UNKNOWN

11) Date company informed

7/9/99

12) Total holding following this notification

6,215,082

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.33%

14) Any additional information

ISSUED SHARES CAPITAL AS AT 7/9/99

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

D W LODGE 0171 453 5973

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

    Date of Notification....7 SEPT 1999.........



SECURITY : INFORMA GROUP PLC

%CHANGE   CHANGE   SHARES HELD  MANAGEMENT COMPANY   NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
ORDINARY
SHARES


   -         -       1,005,300       FMRCO        LLOYDS BANK NOMINEES LIMTED
0.310     360700       360,700       FMRCO        CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED
0.053      61700        61,700       FMRCO        STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED
0.006      (6550)    2,174,532        FISL        CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE)
                                                  NOMINEES LIMITED 
   -          -        232,500        FPM         RBS TRUST BANK
   -          -         62,700        FPM         BANKERS TRUST
0.006       6550        65,550        FPM         NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED
   -          -         95,500        FPM         BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
   -          -         31,900        FPM         MSS NOMINEES LTD
   -          -         72,500        FPM         CHASE NOMINEES LTD
   -          -         37,500        FPM         CITIBANK
   -          -         28,750        FPM         GRACECHURCH NOMINEES LTD
   -          -        258,200        FIL         MSS NOMINEES  
 0.18      208900      300,650        FIL         BANKERS TRUST
 0.12      135100      725,500        FIL         RBS TRUST BANK
   -          -        149,500        FIL         NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD        
   -          -        164,500        FIL         MORGAN STANLEY
   -          -         29,500        FIL         CITIBANK
   -          -         32,500        FIL         LLOYDS BANK
 0.030     34300        34,300        FIL         KAS ASSOCIATES
 0.012    (14500)       41,000        FIL         RBS EDINBURGH 
 0.04      45300        45,300        FIL         NORTHERN TRUST
 0.03      31600        31,600        FIL         MELLON TRUST
 0.056     65400        65,400        FIL         CHASE NOMINEES LTD
 0.09     108000       108,000        FIL         MELLON BANK

0.93%     1036500

TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES      6,215,082

CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE   5.33%

SHARES IN ISSUE    116 512 083  AS AT 7/9/99

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE LAST FILING:  +1,036,500 ORDINARY SHARES