Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:0385R
Informa Group PLC
17 October 2003

                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INFORMA GROUP PLC


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.

     1,593,741


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     1.15%

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

     14-10-03


11)  Date company informed

     15-10-03


12)  Total holding following this notification

     7,923,090

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     5.74%


14)  Any additional information

     ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL -
     138,090,622


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     A M WILSON
     COMPANY SECRETARY
     020 7017 4311
     

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

     Date of Notification ........................17 OCTOBER 2003


To: Informa Group Plc
Dated: 15 October, 2003

Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198

Consequent upon a purchase in the market of 1,593,741 shares on the 14 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       199,864
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 887711       372,049
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 886603     1,621,551
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 775245       594,609
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 130007       111,141
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 770286       185,550
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 357206     3,350,068
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 363605        31,731
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       932,493
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 360509       152,860
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 766793        43,887
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 824434        11,320
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/c 924422        17,417
 
                                                    7,923,090    5.74%
 
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.

From: Legal & General Investment Management



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