Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
20 February 2001


                    DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED (A SUBSIDIARY OF CGNU 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.

     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

     19-02-01

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,492,370
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.80%

14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 118,009,131. NOTIFICATION ARISES FROM THE NOVATION
OF FUNDS FROM NORWICH UNION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     MISS ANDREA WILSON: 020 7453 5972

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

     Date of Notification: 20 FEB 2001




APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

REGISTERED HOLDERS                            NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                2,469,617
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                   1,516,938
Chase GA Pension Nominees Ltd                   116,402
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                389,413


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED:      3.80%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED:      118,009,131