Holding(s) in Company

Informa Group PLC
4 November 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. 

     SEE 2 ABOVE

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 

     INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

6)   ( INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED %) of issued Class 

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED

8)   ( INFORMATION NOT SUPPLIED %) of issued Class 

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     17 OCTOBER 2002

11)  Date company informed

     4 NOVEMBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

     3,945,310
                
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 

     3.077%

14)  Any additional information 

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 128,228,999

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 ......4 NOVEMBER 2002............ 



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