Holding(s) in Company

    SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company                   2. Name of shareholder having a major     
                                        interest                               
   UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC                                                   
                                        FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC AND ITS         
                                        AFFILIATES, WHICH INCLUDES FRANKLIN    
                                        MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC AND TEMPLETON      
                                        WORLDWIDE INC AND ITS AFFILIATES.      

3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect      if more than one holder, the number of 
   of holding of the shareholder        shares held by each of them            
   named in 2 above or in respect of                                           
   a non-beneficial interest or in      As 2 Above - see attached sheet.       
   the case of an individual holder                                            
   if it is a holding of that                                                  
   person's spouse or children under                                           
   the age of 18                                                               
                                                                               
   NON BENEFICIAL - See 2 Above                                                

5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares            issued class      /amount of stock    issued class       
   acquired                            disposed                               
                     N/A                                   N/A                
   Not Advised                         N/A                                    

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P                                                      
                                        Not known            26 August 2003    

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    19,577,384 ORDINARY SHARES OF        5.8350%                               
    25P                                                                        

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
    N/A                                                                        
                                         JEAN PURSER 0207 921 5061             

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    ANNE SIDDELL                                                               
                                                                               
    COMPANY SECRETARY                                                          
                                                                               
Date of notification: 26 August 2003                                           

           Registered Holder                         No. of Shares             
                                                                               
Bank of New York Europe Ltd                             21,150                 
                                                                               
Bank of New York                                       1,028,844               
                                                                               
Cede, New York                                         2,292,038               
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                                    11,586,830               
                                                                               
Citibank Nominees Ltd                                   122,186                
                                                                               
Clydesbank Bank Plc                                     567,670                
                                                                               
Deutsche Bank AG                                        42,226                 
                                                                               
HSBC                                                    20,700                 
                                                                               
Mellon Bank                                            1,403,217               
                                                                               
Northern Trust Company                                  380,897                
                                                                               
Royal Trust Corp of Canada                             1,352,880               
                                                                               
State Street Nominees Ltd                               758,746                
                                                                               
TOTAL                                                 19,577,384               



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