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                                                   
                                        Legal & General Group plc companies    

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                             
   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                
   N/A                                 N/A                                    

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P                                                      
                                        15 JANUARY 2004      16 JANUARY 2004   

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    10,078,830                           3.00%                                 

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
    N/A                                                                        
                                         MARIA SMOUT: 020 7921 5062            

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    ANNE SIDDELL                                                               
                                                                               
    COMPANY SECRETARY                                                          
                                                                               
Date of notification: 19 January 2004                                          

                   Material Interest                            Holding        
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 914945         123,585                
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245         1,454,437              
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206         7,989,918              
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 866197         48,006                 
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 904332         27,800                 
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 916681         17,500                 
                                                                               
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509         417,584                
                                                                               
TOTAL                                                   10,078,830             



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