Holding(s) in Company

Informa Group PLC
18 February 2003




                  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.

      210,000

6)   (0.16%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

         -

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT KNOWN

11)  Date company informed

       17 FEBRUARY 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

      4,045,100
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      3.15%

14)  Any additional information

      ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
      128,247,079

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     ANDREA WILSON
     COMPANY SECRETARY

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

     Date of Notification ....18 FEBRUARY 2003.......


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