Holding in Company

INFORMA GROUP PLC

                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

1)  NAME OF COMPANY

          Informa Group plc

2)  NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

          FMR Corp
          Fidelity Investments 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.

          As per schedule below

5)  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

          968,416

6)  (0.83 %) of issued Class

7)  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)  ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)  Class of security

          Ordinary shares of 10 pence each

10) Date of transaction
 
UNKNOWN

11) Date company informed

          22 October 1999

12) Total holding following this notification

          9,319,448

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

          7.99%

14) Any additional information

          Issued share capital  - 116,539,727

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....22 October 1999.....


Schedule A

Informa Group plc

                  Shares held  Management   Nominee/Registered name
                                 Company

Ordinary shares
                    1,005,300    FMRCO     LLOYDS BANK NOMINEES LIMITED
                    1,162,000    FMRCO     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED
                      762,500    FMRCO     STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED
                    3,500,032    FISL      CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOM LTD
                      261,500    FPM       RBS TRUST BANK
                       62,700    FPM       BANKERS TRUST
                       70,550    FPM       NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                       98,500    FPM       BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD
                       31,900    FPM       MSS NOMINEES LTD
                       82,000    FPM       CHASE NOMINEES LTD
                       42,500    FPM       CITIBANK
                       31,750    FPM       GRACECHURCH NOMINEES
                      258,200    FIL       MSS NOMINEES LTD
                      311,850    FIL       BANKERS TRUST
                      929,066    FIL       RBS TRUST BANK
                      149,500    FIL       NORTRUST NOMINEES LTD
                      164,500    FIL       MORGAN STANLEY
                       32,500    FIL       CITIBANK
                       37,000    FIL       LLOYDS BANK
                       34,300    FIL       KAS ASSOCIATES
                       41,000    FIL       RBS - EDINBURGH
                       45,300    FIL       NORTHERN TRUST
                      139,600    FIL       MELLON TRUST
                       65,400    FIL       STATE STREET BANK & TRUST
TOTAL ORDINARY 
    SHARES          9,319,448

CURRENT OWNERSHIP
   PERCENTAGE           7.99%

SHARES IN ISSUE    116,539,727

CHANGE IN HOLDINGS
 SINCE LAST FILING   +968,416 ORDINARY SHARES