Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
8 January 2001


                       DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP 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

     PART BENEFICIAL 
     PART 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.

     NOT KNOWN

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     NOT KNOWN

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     08/01/01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     NON-MATERIAL = 1,287,225
     MATERIAL     = 5,700,758
     TOTAL        = 6,987,983  
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.92%

14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 118,004,811

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: 8 JAN. 2001 


HILL SAMUEL ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD AND SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD
                         NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN SHARES

          Movement of 3% Aggregated Holdings - Material Stock Interests

SEDOL      Company          Stock
Number     Name             Description

0262565    INFORMA GROUP    ORD GBP0.10

           Group    Fund
Amount     Company  Code   Registered Holder                           Interest

  713,895  HSAM     AA1AA  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY2      Material
   75,100  HSAM     AA2AA  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY3      Material
  169,640  HSAM     ALEQ1  State Street Nominees Limited A/C W32L      Material
   11,950  HSAM     ALSPF  HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Limited   Material
  416,460  HSAM     APEQU  State Street Nominees Limited A/C W33H      Material
  452,612  HSAM     BH2AA  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBJ2      Material
   27,415  HSAM     BL9AA  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBK5      Material
   67,321  HSAM     GIEQU  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBP7      Material
  450,945  HSAM     GPS    State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY4      Material
    7,420  HSAM     LGOPS  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY5      Material
  367,787  HSAM     TSLTM  State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBK6      Material
    1,660  HSAM     TSPIP  C O Nominees Limited                        Material
  177,580  SWIM     A2U    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                   Material
  560,587  SWIM     FEU    Vidacos Nominees Ltd                        Material
    9,335  SWIM     FIX    Vidacos Nominees Ltd                        Material
   18,150  SWIM     IVP    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                   Material
  197,430  SWIM     N01    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                   Material
   71,160  SWIM     P2U    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                   Material
  326,910  SWIM     PEQ    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                   Material
1,577,401  SWIM     W01    RBSTB Nominees Ltd A/C SW                   Material

5,700,758   MATERIAL

1,287,225   NON-MATERIAL

6,987,983   TOTAL