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

AEGON UK 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 SHOWN IN BOX 4

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND TRUST NOMINEES LIMITED     4,151,125
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                            1,420,000
TOTAL                                             5,571,125

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND TRUST NOMINEES LTD  1,148,000


6)   (0.97 %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

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

11-01-01

12)  Total holding following this notification

5,571,125
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.72%

14)  Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 118,004,811

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MISS A WILSON
TEL: [phone]

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

     Date of Notification 11 JAN 2001.............