Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
8 March 2001


                  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 Limited    4,848,430
Chase Nominees Limited                           2,325,170
Total                                            7,173,600

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

915,026


6)   ( 0.77%) of issued Class
     
 
7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
   
-


8)   ( - %) of issued Class
     

9)   Class of security
     
Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each


10)  Date of transaction
     
Not known


11)  Date company informed
     
07-03-01


12)  Total holding following this notification
     
7,173,600

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.08%


14)  Any additional information
     
Issued share capital = 118,017,916


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    8 March 2001