Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
6 November 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

AEGON UK PLC

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 SHOWN IN BOX 4

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND TRUST NOMINEES LTD     2,638,125
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                            1,270,000
                                              ---------
                          TOTAL               3,908,125


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND TRUST NOMINEES LTD  400,000
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                         200,000

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

0.34%
0.17%

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

NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

06-11-00

12)  Total holding following this notification

3,908,125
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.31%

14)  Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 117,967,310

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MISS A WILSON
TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification .....6/11/00.........