Holding(s) in Company

Informa Group PLC
7 February 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     LAZARD FRERES & CO LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT AND ITS 
     SUBSIDIARIES

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

     SEE 2 ABOVE

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

     LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC     3,169,333 (2.479%)
     LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD   882,970 (0.69%)

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

     INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

     INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     28 JANUARY 2002

11)  Date company informed

     6 FEBRUARY 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     4,052,303
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.169%

14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL     127,868,727

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     A M WILSON     
     020 7017 4314

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification    A M WILSON  
                                 DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY 

     Date of Notification  7 FEBRUARY 2002


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