Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
11 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)   (  - %) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT KNOWN


8)   ( -  %) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P


10)  Date of transaction

NOT KNOWN


11)  Date company informed

10/01/01


12)  Total holding following this notification

MATERIAL          =     4,216,388
NON-MATERIAL      =       994,825
TOTAL             =     5,211,213
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.42%


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     11 JAN 2001......       A M WILSON  
                                           DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY



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

         Movement of 3% Aggregated Holdings - Material Stock Interests


SEDOL Number: 0262565                                           09 January 2001


Company   Stock            Amount  Group  Fund  Registered Holder      Interest
Name      Description             Company Code                       

INFORMA   ORD GBP0.10  
GROUP                     598,395  HSAM  AA1AA  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Limited A/c XBY2
                           27,280  HSAM  AA2AA  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Limited A/c XBY3
                          141,440  HSAM  ALEQ1  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Limited A/c W32L
                            9,130  HSAM  ALSPF  HSBC Global Custody    Material
                                                Nominees (UK) Limited
                          349,660  HSAM  APEQU  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Limited A/c W33H
                          378,612  HSAM  BH2AA  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Limited A/c XBJ2
                                0  HSAM  BL9AA  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Ltd A/c XBK5    
                           34,331  HSAM  GIEQU  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Ltd a/c XBP7
                          376,745  HSAM  GPS    State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Limited A/c XBY4 
                            7,420  HSAM  LGOPS  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Limited A/C XBY5
                          303,287  HSAM  TSLTM  State Street Nominees  Material
                                                Ltd a/c XBK6
                            1,660  HSAM  TSPIP  C O Nominees Limited   Material
                           67,200  SWIM  A2U    RBSTB Nominees Ltd.    Material
                                                A/c SW
                          254,697  SWIM  FEU    Vidacos Nominees Ltd   Material
                            9,335  SWIM  FIX    Vidacos Nominees Ltd   Material
                            8,037  SWIM  IVP    RBSTB Nominees Ltd.    Material
                                                A/c SW
                          167,030  SWIM  N01    RBSTB Nominees Ltd.    Material
                                                A/c SW
                           16,972  SWIM  P2U    RBSTB Nominees Ltd.    Material
                                                A/c SW   
                          139,380  SWIM  PEQ    RBSTB Nominees Ltd     Material
                                                A/c SW
                        1,325,777  SWIM  W01    RBSTB Nominees Ltd     Material
                                                A/c SW

                        4,216,388  MATERIAL

                          994,825  NON-MATERIAL
 
                        5,211,213  TOTAL