Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FMR CORP 
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD

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 BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

262000

6)   (0.22 %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



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

20-1-2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

10,761,458
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.2%

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 ...20 JANUARY 2000

SCHEDULE A

               

                                       MANAGEMENT
                          SHARES HELD   COMPANY    NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME

(ORDINARY SHARES)           1,051,740    FMRCO     LLOYDS BANK NOMINEES LTD
                            1,610,110    FMRCO     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED
                              772,800    FMRCO     STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD
                            4,009,292    FISL      CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD        
                                                  OFFICE) NOMINEES LTD
                              290,000    FPM       RBS TRUST BANK
                               67,000    FPM       BANKERS TRUST
                               70,550    FPM       NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                              107,100    FPM       BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
                               31,900    FPM       MSS NOMINEES LTD
                               91,000    FPM       CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                               49,500    FPM       CITIBANK
                               35,250    FPM       GRACECHURCH NOMINEES
                              283,000    FIL       MSS NOMINEES LTD
                              323,750    FIL       BANKERS TRUST
                            1,003,566    FIL       RBS TRUST BANK
                              238,100    FIL       NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                              164,500    FIL       MORGAN STANLEY
                               39,500    FIL       CITIBANK
                               40,500    FIL       LLOYDS BANK
                               34,300    FIL       KAS ASSOCIATES
                               41,000    FIL       RBS EDINBURGH
                              139,600    FIL       MELLON TRUST
                              267,400    FIL       STATE STREET BANK & TRUST

TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES      10,761,458 

CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE        9.2%

SHARES IN ISSUE:                 116,965,394

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE LAST FILING:  +262,600 ORDINARY SHARES   0.22%