Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
13 April 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FMR CORP
     FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 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 BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     840600

8)   (0.716%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     UNKNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     12/4/2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,908,148 
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.74%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     D W LODGE
     0207 4535972

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

     Date of Notification ..13 APRIL 2000.........




SCHEDULE A                                               Amendment £ 13

SECURITY: INFORMA GROUP PLC

                          SHARES HELD  MANAGEMENT  NOMINEE/REGISTERED
                                         COMPANY        NAME

(ORDINARY SHARES)           852,440    FMRCO       Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited
                            709,000    FMRCO       Chase Nominees Limited
                              6,400    FMRCO       State Street Nominees Limited
                             20,300    FMTC        State Street Nominees Ltd.
                          3,634,192    FISL        Clydesdale Bank (Head Office)
                                                    Nominees Limited
                            261,000    FPM         RBS Trust Bank
                             32,900    FPM         Bankers Trust
                             43,150    FPM         Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                             64,400    FPM         BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                             16,900    FPM         MSS Nominees Ltd
                             81,900    FPM         Chase Nominees Ltd
                             44,500    FPM         Citibank
                             31,750    FPM         Gracechurch Nominees
                            185,300    FIL         MSS Nominees Ltd
                            295,850    FIL         Bankers Trust
                            755,266    FIL         RBS Trust Bank
                            166,700    FIL         Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                             84,000    FIL         Morgan Stanley
                             35,500    FIL         Citibank
                             36,400    FIL         Lloyds Bank
                             34,300    FIL         KAS Associates
                             43,900    FIL         RBS-Edinburgh
                            146,500    FIL         Mellon Trust
                            267,400    FIL         State Street Bank & Trust
                             58,200    FIL         Bank of New York Europe
                      

TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES          7,908,148

CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE:       6.74%

SHARES IN ISSUE:             117,383,180

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE
LAST FILING:                    (840,600) ordinary shares