Hldg by Lloyds TSB Group PLC

INFORMA GROUP PLC


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

LLOYDS TSB GROUP 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.

SEE BELOW

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A

6)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

9)  Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10) Date of transaction

UNKNOWN

11) Date company informed

15/9/99

12) Total holding following this notification

4,965,189

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.26%

14) Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 116,512,062

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

D W LODGE  0171 453 5972

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

    Date of Notification...16 SEPTEMBER 1999....



   HILL SAMUEL ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP plc NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN SHARES
                   (subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group plc)
      Movement of 3% of Aggregated Holdings - Material Stock Interests

                                                           13 September 1999

SEDOL  Company   Stock          %               Group    Fund      Registered
Number Name      Description  Holding  Amount   Company  Code      Holder

026256 INFORMA   ORD GBP0.10  1.64%  1,916,635  HSAM     AAIAA   LLoyds Bank S.F
       GROUP                                                    Nominees Limited
                                                                 A/C 646A 
                              0.20%    208,224  HSAM     GIEQU   CO Nominees
                              0.95%  1,114,575  HSAM     GPS    TSB Group 
                                                                Pension Trust
                                                                Limited A/c 401A
                              0.01%     19,300  HSAM     LGOPS  Lloyds Bank (ID)
                                                                Nominees Ltd
                              0.79%    922,368  HSAM     TSLTM  CO Nominees N210
                              0.01%     14,100  HSAM     TSPIP  CO Nominees
                              0.66%    769,987  HSAM     TSFPM  CO Nominees N210

                              4.26%  4,965,189