Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
3 August 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

CGNU 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 2 ABOVE

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

AS 2 ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) 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

03-08-00

12)  Total holding following this notification

3,688,320
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.13%

14)  Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
=  117,837,399
MERGER OF CGU PLC AND NORWICH UNION PLC

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MISS ANDREA WILSON
TEL: [phone]

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


     Date of Notification ... 3 AUGUST 2000 .........