Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
2 November 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP PLC
     
2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP 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

     PART BENEFICIAL
     PART 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 BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT KNOWN

6)   ( - %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT KNOWN

8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     02/11/00

12)  Total holding following this notification

     MATERIAL                      7,051,233
     NON-MATERIAL                  1,638,269
     TOTAL                         8,689,502
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.36%

14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL        117,967,310

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     ANDREA WILSON      TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification .....2 NOVEMBER 2000...................


HILL SAMUEL ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD AND SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
                          NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN SHARES

          Movement of 3% Aggregated Holdings - Material Stock Interests

SEDOL     Company        Stock
Number    Name           Description
0262565   Informa Group  ORD GBP0.10
                                                              01 November 2000
            Group     Fund   
   Amount   Company   Code   Registered Holder                        Interest

  997,525    HSAM     AA1AA  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY2   Material
   91,100    HSAM     AA2AA  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY3   Material
  199,390    HSAM     ALEQ1  Global Investor Services                 Material
   33,380    HSAM     ALSPF  HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)Limited  Material
  550,490    HSAM     APEQU  HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK)Limited Material
  596,662    HSAM     BH2AA  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBJ2   Material
   29,800    HSAM     BL9AA  State Street Nominees Ltd A/C XBK5       Material
   99,721    HSAM     GIEQU  State Street nominees Ltd A/C XBP7       Material
  595,985    HSAM     GPS    State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY4   Material
   23,080    HSAM     LGOPS  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY5   Material
  463,087    HSAM     TSLTM  State Street Nominees Ltd a/c XBK6       Material
    5,120    HSAM     TSPIP  C O Nominees Limited                     Material
  214,040    SWIM     A2U    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                Material
  811,437    SWIM     FEU    Vidacos Nominees Ltd                     Material
    9,335    SWIM     FIX    Vidacos Nominees Ltd                     Material
   51,220    SWIM     IVP    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                Material
  227,130    SWIM     NO1    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                Material
   93,560    SWIM     P2U    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                Material
  429,170    SWIM     PEQ    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                Material
1,530,001    SWIM     W01    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                Material
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7,051,233  MATERIAL
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1,638,269  NON-MATERIAL
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8,689,501  TOTAL
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