RNS Number:8089S
Informa Group PLC
3 December 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.

672,500


6)   Percentage of issued Class

0.48%

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

25-11-03

11)  Date company informed

26-11-03

12)  Total holding following this notification

9,860,828
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.14%

14)  Any additional information

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL AS AT 25-11-03
138,093,127

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

A. M. WILSON
020 7017 4311

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

     Date of Notification .....  27 NOVEMBER 2003 ...................


Letter to Informa Group PLC dated 26 November 2003


Disclosure of Interest in shares Under Section 198

Consequent upon a purchase in the market of 672,500 shares on the 
25 November 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            270,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237             91,562
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 887711            500,000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 886603          2,135,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245            503,047
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 130007            170,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286            250,000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206          3,424,209
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 363605             45,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203             178700
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612             500000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602              53100
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605            1400000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509             152860
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793              60000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434              17000 
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422              38500

 
                                                         9,860,828    7.14%

Please note that this percentage is based on our understanding that your issued 
share capital is 138,093,127, which is the figure quoted by Exshare.

 


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