RNS Number:1809R
Informa Group PLC
22 October 2003



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

      LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC 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 ABOVE

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

      SEE BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     531,738

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.38%


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      -

8)   Percentage of issued Class

      -

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE

10)  Date of transaction

     16-10-03

11)  Date company informed

     17-10-03

12)  Total holding following this notification

      8,482,661
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     6.14%

14)  Any additional information

      ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL   
         138,090,622

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      A M WILSON
      

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

     Date of Notification ......22 OCTOBER 2003.......


Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198


Consequent upon a purchase in the market of 531,738 shares on the 16 October
2003, Legal & General Group Plc Companies are now the beneficial owners of the
following number of shares which are not subject to a concert party and will be
registered as follows
 

Material Interest

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945              71,850
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363             230,864
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 887711             429,049
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603           1,861,289
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245             594,609
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007             128,141
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286             123,550
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206           3,377,901
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 363605              36,731
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866203             178,700
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 361602              48,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 282605           1,074,493
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509             152,860
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793              50,887
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 824434              13,320
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 924422              20,417

                                                          8,482,661     6.14%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued 
share capital is 138,090,622 which is the figure quoted by Exshare.


 
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