Holding in Company

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

FMR CORP FIDELITY INTL 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 SCHEDULE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

276,400

8)   (0.236 %) 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

10,485,058
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.96%

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.


SCHEDULE A
                                             AMENDMENT * 9
SECURITY: INFORMA GROUP PLC

ORDINARY SHARES     SHARES HELD  MANAGEMENT      NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
                                   COMPANY

                    1,051,740     FMRCO          LLOYDS BANK NOMINEES LIMITED
                    1,714,110     FMRCO          CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED
                      777,000     FMRCO          STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED
                    4,009,292     FISL           CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE)
                                                  NOMINEES LIM
                      290,000     FPM            RBS TRUST BANK
                       38,400     FPM            BANKERS TRUST
                       70,550     FPM            NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                       73,900     FPM            BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
                       19,300     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
                      305,050     FIL            BANKERS TRUST
                      834,966     FIL            RBS TRUST BANK
                      178,100     FIL            NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                       99,300     FIL            MORGAN STANLEY
                       39,500     FIL            CITIBANK
                       40,500     FIL            LLOYDS BANK
                       34,300     FIL            KAS ASSOCIATES
                       41,000     FIL            RBS-EDINBURGH
                      141,900     FIL            MELLON TRUST
                      267,400     FIL            STATE STREET BANK & TRUST




TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES 10,485,058

CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE:     8.96%

SHARES IN ISSUE:  116,965,394

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE LAST FILING: (276,400) ORDINARY SHARES