Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
17 December 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 APPENDIX BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

-

6)   ( - %) 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

07.12.01

11)  Date company informed

11.12.01

12)  Total holding following this notification

6,407,962
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.01%

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

ANDREA WILSON

     Date of Notification     17 DECEMBER 2001



The Company Secretary                                           10 December 2001
Informa Group plc



APPENDIX: CGNU PLC

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                 NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                      2,218,061  (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                         2,367,262  (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                    1,698,681  (Material)

RBSTB Nominees Ltd                                    123,958  (Material)


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF CGNU PLC: 5.01%

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 127,868,727