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

     HENDERSON INVESTORS LIMITED AND ITS FELLOW SUBSIDIARIES

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.

     AS 2 ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     70,000

6)   ( 0.06%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     3/3/2000

11)  Date company informed

     6/3/2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     17,553,087
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     15.01%

14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL AS AT 6/3/2000 = 116,979,121

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 ........ 6 MARCH 2000