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 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 A BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

1600

6)   (0.001%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH

10)  Date of transaction

UNKNOWN

11)  Date company informed

29 FEBRUARY 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

10,524,218              
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9%

14)  Any additional information



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 ..1 MARCH 2000......


SCHEDULE A

SECURITY: INFORMA GROUP PLC

                      SHARES   MANAGEMENT  NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
                       HELD     COMPANY
(Ordinary Shares)
                      938,140   FMRCO    Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited
                    2,006,840   FMRCO    Chase Nominees Limited
                      744,930   FMRCO    State Street Nominees Limited
                       20,300   FMTC     State Street Nominees Limited
                    3,938,192   FISL     Clydesdale Bank (Head Office) Noms Ltd
                      290,000   FPM      RBS Trust Bank
                       38,400   FPM      Bankers Trust
                       64,050   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
                      231,300   FIL      MSS Nominees Ltd
                      305,050   FIL      Bankers Trust
                      836,066   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             10,524,218

Current ownership
percentage             9.00%

Shares in Issue:  116,978,117

Change in holdings is primarily due to the increase in the share capital figure.

Change in holdings 
since last filing:    +1,600 ordinary shares