Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
9 November 2001



                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

INFORMA GROUP PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FMR CORP
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL 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.

SEE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

1,582,074


6)   ( 1.24 %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   ( - %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

UNKNOWN

11)  Date company informed

8 NOVEMBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

10,543,935
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.25%

14)  Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL  127,868,727

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 NOVEMBER 2001


Security: Informa Group Plc   

              SHARES HELD      MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME     
(Ordinary Shares)                    
                676,300          FMRCO          HSBC Client Holdings Nominee    
                                                (UK) Limited     
                 51,900          FMRCO          State Street Nominees Limited
                948,100          FMRCO          Chase Nominees Limited          
                 50,000          FMTC           State Street Nominees Ltd.
              4,686,217          FISL           Chase Nominees Lid          
                199,400          FPM            Mellon Bank 
                 29,700          FPM            Bankers Trust
                190,450          FPM            RBS Trust Bank
                 32,150          FPM            Nortrust Nominees Ltd           
                 18,600          FPM            BT Globenet Nominees Ltd
                 33,000          FPM            Citibank
                 94,585          FPM            Bank of New York Europe
                322,631          FIL            MSS Nominees Ltd
                315,963          FIL            Bankers Trust
                468,216          FIL            RBS Trust Bank
                122,760          FIL            Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                 85,197          FIL            JP Morgan 
                366,920          FIL            Northern Trust
                 25,500          FIL            Citibank
                 76,779          FIL            HSBC
                 33,300          FIL            KAS Associates               
                 42,000          FIL            RBS -Edinburgh
                110,700          FIL            Mellon Trust          
                281,777          FIL            Chase Nominees Ltd              
                235,270          FIL            State Street Bank & Trust     
              1,024,720          FIL            Bank of New York Europe
                 21,800          FIL            State Street Nominees Lid       
  
Total Ordinary
Shares        10,543,935

Current ownership
percentage:        8.25%

Shares in issue: 
             127,868,727

Change in holdings
 since last 
 filing:     +1,582,074 ordinary shares