Holding(s) in Company

Informa Group PLC
12 August 2002

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AEGON UK PLC GROUP OF COMPANIES

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.

     CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     96,600

8)   (0.75%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10PENCE EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     UNKNOWN

11)  Date company informed

     12 AUGUST 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,667,690
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.98%

14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
      = 128,203,239

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Miss A M WILSON
     COMPANY SECRETARY
     020 7017 4311

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

     Date of Notification ..12 AUGUST 2002....


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