Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
13 July 2001


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FMR CORP
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 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

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.

724,620

6)   (0.57%) 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

UNKNOWN


11)  Date company informed

12-07-01

12)  Total holding following this notification

6,995,258
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.47%


14)  Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 127,853,727


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 ..13 JULY 2001...............



Schedule A

Security:  Informa Group Plc

                                     MANAGEMENT
                    SHARES HELD       COMPANY        NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME

(Ordinary Shares)

                        326,300      FMRCO           HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS       
                                                     NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED
                      4,050,314      FISL            CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD      
                                                     OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED
                        190,450      FPM             RBS TRUST BANK
                         32,150      FPM             NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                         18,600      FPM             BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
                         58,400      FPM             CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                         33,000      FPM             CITIBANK
                         94,585      FPM             BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE
                        273,531      FIL             MSS NOMINEES LTD
                        267,363      FIL             BANKERS TRUST
                        460,516      FIL             RBS TRUST BANK
                         86,260      FIL             NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                         73,420      FIL             JP MORGAN
                        266,120      FIL             NORTHERN TRUST
                         25,500      FIL             CITIBANK
                         76,779      FIL             HSBC
                         33,300      FIL             KAS ASSOCIATES
                         42,000      FIL             RBS - EDINBURGH
                        110,700      FIL             MELLON TRUST
                        210,200      FIL             CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD      
                                                     OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED
                         30,500      FIL             CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                        235,270      FIL             STATE STREET BANK & TRUST

TOTAL ORDINARY
SHARES                6,995,258

CURRENT OWNERSHIP
PERCENTAGE:               5.47%

SHARES IN ISSUE:    127,853,727

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS
SINCE LAST FILING:     +724,620 ORDINARY SHARES