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                                                   
                                        THREADNEEDLE INVESTMENTS               

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                               
                     N/A                                   N/A                
   Not Advised                         N/A                                    

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P                                                      
                                        Not known            16 SEPTEMBER 2003 

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    10,147,832 ORDINARY SHARES OF        3.0223%                               
    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: 16 September 2003                                        

     Registered Holder                A/c                  No. of Shares       
                                                                               
Bank of Ireland Nominees                                      55,000           
                                                                               
Bank of Ireland Nominees                                      20,900           
                                                                               
Bank of Ireland Nominees                                      206,800          
                                                                               
Bank of Ireland Nominees                                      17,300           
                                                                               
Bank of Ireland Nominees                                      25,309           
                                                                               
BNY (OCS) Nomineees Ltd             219078                     8,262           
                                                                               
BNY (OCS) Nomineees Ltd             219077                    10,558           
                                                                               
BNY (OCS) Nomineees Ltd             219059                    214,716          
                                                                               
BNY (OCS) Nomineees Ltd             219064                    249,096          
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              09890                    157,000          
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              02642                    540,000          
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              02891                   6,261,700         
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              07199                    46,139           
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              07207                    878,813          
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              21688                    505,851          
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              07205                    374,451          
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              27642                    124,547          
                                                                               
Littledown Nominees Ltd              07198                    451,390          
                                                                               
TOTAL                                                       10,147,832         



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