Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
21 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          4,881,350

     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                 2,325,170

     TOTAL                                                  7,206,520

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   ( - %) 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

     21-03-01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,206,520
                            
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.64%

14)  Any additional information

     NOTIFICATION FOLLOWING RECENT INCREASE IN SHARE CAPITAL.

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 127,750,621

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MISS A. WILSON: 020 7453 5972

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

     Date of Notification 21 MARCH 2001