Holding in Company

Informa Group PLC
22 February 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     HENDERSON INVESTORS LIMITED AND ITS FELLOW 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

     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.

     AS 2 ABOVE


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     
 

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     UNKNOWN

8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH


10)  Date of transaction

     UNKNOWN


11)  Date company informed

     22/2/2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

     17,494,618

              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     14.96%
 

14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL = 116,978,117

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     D W LODGE 0171 453 5972


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

     Date of Notification ..22 FEBRUARY 2000...........