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                                                   
                                        FMR Corp and its direct and indirect   
                                        subsidiaries                           
                                                                               
                                        Fidelity International Limited (FIL)   
                                        and its direct and indirect            
                                        subsidiaries                           
                                                                               
                                        Mr Edward C. Johnson III, principal    
                                        shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity   
                                        International Ltd                      

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                               
                     Not Known                             N/A                
   Not Known                           N/A                                    

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P                                                      
                                        Not known            4 SEPTEMBER 2003  

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    46,808,854 ORDINARY SHARES OF        13.94%                                
    25P                                                                        

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
    N/A                                                                        
                                         Maria SMOUT 0207-921 5062             

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    ANNE SIDDELL                                                               
                                                                               
    COMPANY SECRETARY                                                          
                                                                               
Date of notification: 4 September 2003                                         

Nominee/Registered name               Management Company            Shares held
                                                                               
State Street Nominees Ltd                    FMRCO                      151,903
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                           FMRCO                    1,359,691
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                            FMTC                      337,189
                                                                               
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                      FMTC                      298,084
                                                                               
Brown Brothers Harriman                       FMTC                       11,500
                                                                               
Royal Trust                                   FMTC                       76,200
                                                                               
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd         FMTC                      555,071
                                                                               
Bankers Trust                                 FMTC                      241,946
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                            FMTC                      241,537
                                                                               
State Street Nominees Ltd                     FMTC                      939,276
                                                                               
Northern Trust                                FMTC                      727,454
                                                                               
Bank of New York - Europe                     FMTC                       30,397
                                                                               
Mellon Trust                                  FMTC                      745,373
                                                                               
Nortrust Nominees                             FMTC                       57,195
                                                                               
JP Morgan                                     FMTC                      367,100
                                                                               
State Street Bank & Trust                     FMTC                    1,526,048
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                            FISL                    5,976,609
                                                                               
Mellon Bank                                   FPM                       248,800
                                                                               
Nordea                                        FPM                        19,100
                                                                               
MSS Nominees Ltd                              FPM                        61,029
                                                                               
Bankers Trust                                 FPM                        63,040
                                                                               
Bank of New York Europe                       FPM                        96,800
                                                                               
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                         FPM                       396,251
                                                                               
Bank of New York London                       FPM                       280,422
                                                                               
Northern Trust                                FPM                       443,344
                                                                               
Citibank                                      FPM                        54,500
                                                                               
Deutsche Bank                                 FPM                        27,200
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                            FPM                     1,019,900
                                                                               
HSBC                                          FPM                        83,200
                                                                               
Credit Suisse FST BOS Zurich                  FPM                         7,547
                                                                               
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Ltd         FIL                    11,094,185
                                                                               
MSS Nominees Ltd                              FIL                       215,352
                                                                               
Bankers Trust                                 FIL                       256,458
                                                                               
Deutsche Bank AG, London                      FIL                       692,104
                                                                               
Nortrust Nominees Ltd                         FIL                     1,000,505
                                                                               
Morgan Stanley                                FIL                       229,129
                                                                               
State Street Nominees Ltd                     FIL                     1,183,115
                                                                               
RBS Trust Bank                                FIL                       211,088
                                                                               
Northern Trust                                FIL                     2,270,966
                                                                               
Bank of New York Europe                       FIL                       776,119
                                                                               
National Australia Bank                       FIL                         6,602
                                                                               
Mitsubishi Trust                              FIL                        11,083
                                                                               
Chuo Trust Bank                               FIL                        14,303
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                            FIL                     3,772,676
                                                                               
Citibank                                      FIL                        72,265
                                                                               
JP Morgan                                     FIL                     1,882,129
                                                                               
Bank of Bermuda Ltd Hong Kong Branch          FIL                       184,063
                                                                               
State Street Bank & Trust                     FIL                       808,965
                                                                               
Chase Manhattan Bank London                   FIL                       873,170
                                                                               
Bank of New York London                       FIL                     3,869,837
                                                                               
Mellon Nominees Ltd                           FIL                        33,800
                                                                               
Bank of New York Brussels                     FIL                       624,185
                                                                               
Master Trust Bank of Japan                    FIL                        32,200
                                                                               
Japan Trustee Svcs Bk Ltd                     FIL                        15,300
                                                                               
National Australia Bank                       FIL                        65,115
                                                                               
PICG                                          FIL                         6,141
                                                                               
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt             FIL                        19,100
                                                                               
BNP Paribas                                   FIL                        50,640
                                                                               
Deutsche Bank AG                              FIL                        22,700
                                                                               
Ing Luxembourg                                FIL                        33,881
                                                                               
Bermuda Trust Far East HK                     FIL                        37,972
                                                                               
TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES                                                46,808,854
                                                                               

MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

Fidelity Management & Research Company ("FMRCO")

Fidelity Management Trust Company ("FMTC")

Fidelity International Limited ("FIL")

Fidelity Investment Services Limited ("FISL")

Fidelity Pension Management Limited ("FPM")



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