UBM - Holding(s) in Company

UBM - Holding(s) in Company

LONDON, December 16/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

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)
indicates that it is in respect and, if more than one holder,
of holding of the shareholder the number of shares held by
named in 2 above or in respect of each of them
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
NON BENEFICIAL - See 2 Above
As 2 Above

5. Number of 6. Percentage 7. Number of 8. Percentage of
shares acquired of issued shares/amount issued class
class of stock
disposed
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A





9. Class of security 10. Date of 11. Date company
transaction informed
NOT Known
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P
16 December 2004


12. Total holding following this 13. Total percentage holding of
notification issued class following this
notification
4.30%
14,460,570

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



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
ANNE SIDDELL
COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 16 December 2004



Material Interest Holding
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945 117,785
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363 187,577
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237 52,284
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199 341,237
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942229 341,237
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217 338,267
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942205 413,948
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942175 346,302
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942187 346,302
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245 1,293,437
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 130007 82,297
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286 183,316
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206 8,641,497
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866197 77,406
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 904332 46,400
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 916681 17,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602 17,913
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605 908,964
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509 499,884
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793 70,036
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434 30,404
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422 106,577
TOTAL 14,460,570



Source: United Business Media Plc

Anne Siddell, Company Secretary, +44(0)20-7921-5000


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