Holding(s) in Company

Informa PLC
27 September 2007



TR-1(i):               NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Informa plc

 
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )
 

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

                                                                           
Other (please specify):                                                    (   )




3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited   3,280,957*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited      9,349,498*

Chase Nominees Limited                 661,758*

CUIM Nominee Limited                 2,963,353*  


*denotes direct interest


Chase Nominees Limited               1,268,876

CUIM Nominee Limited                   337,419

Vidacos Nominees Limited             3,328,243


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):

25 September 2007


 
6. Date on which issuer notified:

26 September 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5% to 4% Change at Combined Interest level

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
                                the Triggering
if possible using the           transaction (vi)         
ISIN CODE                              
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  

Ordinary Shares                                                                      
 
GB0002625654           21,434,903             21,434,903
                                                                      

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
 
Class/type of shares    Number of shares    Number of voting rights       % of voting rights  
                                            (ix)
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                        Direct              Direct (x)    Indirect (xi)    Direct    Indirect  

Ordinary Shares
                                                                                      
GB0002625654            16,255,566          16,255,566    4,934,538        3.83%     1.16%      
                                                                         

 


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                     N/A                                                                                
     

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

21,190,104                    4.99%
                  
                                        

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

                             See Section 4
 




Proxy Voting:
 

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See Section 4



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



 

13. Additional information:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 424,610,945.


 

14. Contact name:

Neil Whittaker

 

15. Contact telephone number:

01603 684420



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