Acquisition(s)

    For immediate announcement 19th August 2003

 United Business Media announces the acquisition of market leading care homes  
                                    title,                                     

                            `This Caring Business.'                            

United Business Media today announced the acquisition of the well respected and
market leading care homes publication `This Caring Business' for £1.7m. `This
Caring Business' will be integrated into United Advertising Publications Ltd
(UAP), UBM's UK based specialist publications business.

United Advertising Publications will manage `This Caring Business' alongside
Daltons Weekly and DaltonsBusiness.com - key media for the buying and selling
of businesses within the care sector. This new title in a strong long term
growth sector will further widen the range of specialist products available to
regular advertisers within the Daltons Group. Within `This Caring Business' UAP
sees scope for operating efficiencies and for the development of new and
existing revenue streams.

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For further information please contact:

For United Business Media enquiries:

Michael Waring United Business Media 020 7921 5031

Fiona Piper The Maitland Consultancy 020 7379 5151

Nick Molden United Business Media 020 7921 5097


For UAP enquiries:

Bill Brett United Advertising Publications 020 8329 0279

Notes to Editors:

United Business Media plc (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com) is a leading
provider of business-to-business media solutions. Its products and services
help companies around the world to meet their market information needs. In
addition to UAP, UBM's businesses include NOP World, one of the largest market
research groups globally; PR Newswire, the world's leading corporate news
distribution service and CMP, the B2B media and exhibition group operating in
focused markets sectors such as hi-tech, healthcare, property, entertainment
jewellery & fashion in the US, UK, Asia and Europe.

United Advertising Publications (UAP) (http://www.unitedadvertising.co.uk) is
UBM's UK specialist publications business, it serves a diverse range of trading
markets and focuses on advertisements rather than editorial. Major titles
include 'Exchange & Mart', 'Daltons Weekly' and 'Auto Exchange'. Every one of
its titles recorded an increase in profit in 2002, despite a general decline in
the advertising market. Its two principal titles, 'Exchange & Mart' and
'Dalton's Weekly' both achieved increased circulation and market share. New
products in 2003 include the development of 'Exchange & Mart TV' and the
'Dalton's Holidays' website.

`This Caring Business' is a glossy, tabloid, full colour product, which is
published ten times a year. It is distributed to 21,000 decision makers and
influencers who operate in the independent and public sectors of the care homes
market.

This Caring Business has strong editorial content which focuses on news,
businesses and political issues alongside a complete range of features
highlighting services and products which are essential to running a successful
care home. It is considered to be a vital read for senior decision makers in
the Care sector. Advertising content includes product, services, recruitment,
property and general classified.

Key Editorial staff will stay with the title including Editor Vivien Shepherd
and founder Michael Monk who launched the title in 1985.

This press release includes statements which are not historical facts and are
considered "forward-looking" within the meaning of Section 27 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended. These forward-looking statements reflect UBM's current
views about future events, business and growth strategy and financial
performance. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of
terms and phrases such as "believe," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "on
target" and similar expressions identifying forward-looking statements.
Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements because they are
subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from UBM's expectations. UBM expressly does
not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements. Management does
not attempt to update forecasts unless conditions materially change.

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