SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private ~~IssuerPursuant~~Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of ~~theSecurities~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of ~~December~~January ~~2004~~2005

Commission File Number 0-15742

UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC (name of registrant) ~~Ludgate House245 Blackfriars Road London SE1 9UY United Kingdom (address of principal executive offices)~~

Ludgate House
245 Blackfriars Road
London SE1 9UY
United Kingdom
(address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F x

Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ~~________~~ o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ~~________~~ o

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Security Exchange Act of 1934:

Yes o

No x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-~~________~~ o

UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC

Form 6-K Items

1. Press release dated ~~December~~January 94, ~~2004~~2005 2. Press release dated ~~December~~January 156, ~~2004~~2005 3. Press release dated ~~December~~January 1512, ~~2004~~2005 4. Press release dated ~~December~~January 1614, ~~2004~~2005 5. Press release dated ~~December~~January 1618, ~~2004~~2005 6. Press release dated ~~December~~January 1718, ~~2004~~2005 7. Press release dated ~~December~~January 2418, ~~2004~~2005 8. Press release dated January 19, 2005 9. Press release dated January 21, 2005 10. Press release dated January 25, 2005 11. Press release dated January 28, 2005

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC
Dated: January 10th, 2005	By:
Dated: February 7th, 2005	By:
	Name:	Anne C. Siddell
	Title:	Group Company Secretary

Appendix 1.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries Mr Edward C. Johnson III, principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International Ltd 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 NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them As 2 Above – see attached sheet. 5. Number of shares acquired Not Known 6. Percentage of issued class Not Known 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 10. Date of transaction NOT KNOWN 11. Date company informed 831 DECEMBER 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 3334,~~107~~308,~~576~~176 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 910.8521%

14.	Any additional information
	N/A
15.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries
	HELEN MARTIN 0207-921 5062
	HELEN MARTIN 020 7921 5062
16.	Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification
	ANNE SIDDELL COMPANY SECRETARY
	ANNE SIDDELL
Date of notification: 9 DECEMBER 2004
	COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification: 4 JANUARY 2005

Nominee/Registered Name	Management Company		Shares Held
Bank of New York Europe LDN		FII		1,071,400
Master Trust Bank of Japan		FIJ		61,332
Nomura Trust and Banking		FIJ		14,406
Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Ltd Toko		FIJ		12,547
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd Lux		FIL		13,993,367
BNP Paribas Paris		FIL		2,600
Chase Manhattan Bk AG Frnkfrt		FIL		128,062
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux		FIL		14,024,267
Citibank NA, Hong Kong BR		FIL		8,100
Chase Manhattan BK AG Frankfurt		FIL		128,062
Citibank NA Hong Kong BR		FIL		8,100
ING Luxembourg		FIL		10,498
JP Morgan Bournemouth		FIL		314,372
Morgan Stanley London		FIL		7,561
National Astl Bk Melbourne		FIL		36,256
National Astl Bank Melbourne		FIL		36,256
RBC Global Services		FIL		104,751
State Street Bank and Trust Co London		FIL		3839,854
State Street Bank Australia		FIL		~~136~~142,~~287~~387
State Street T&B Co Ltd Tokyo		FIL		13,847
Bermuda Trust Far East HK		FIM HK		222,767
JP Morgan Bournemouth		FISL		5,~~028~~058,~~437~~537
State Street Bank and trust Co		FMRCO		13,394
State Street Bank and Trust Co		FMRCO		11,194
Bank of New York		FMTC		62,500
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co		FMTC		~~323~~343,~~371~~071
CIBC Mellon Trust		FMTC		91,551
JP Morgan Chase Bank		FMTC		182,037
Mellon Bank N.A.		FMTC		538,622
Northern Trust Co		FMTC		483,574
Royal Trust Toronto		FMTC		11,007
Royal Trust – Toronto		FMTC		11,007
State Street Bank and Trust Co		FMTC		1,259,442
Bank of New York Brussels		FPM		2,~~111~~440,~~531~~631
Bank of New York Europe LDN		FPM		51,900
Bank of New York Europe London		FPM		51,900
Bankers Trust London		FPM		~~144~~208,~~715~~215
Citibank London		FPM		~~218~~275,200
Clydesdale Bank PLC		FPM		~~127~~142,800
HSBC Bank PLC		FPM		48,100
JP Morgan Bournemouth		FPM		2,~~221~~356,486
Mellon Bank		FPM		~~573~~699,829
Midland Securities Services		FPM		72105,~~329~~529
Northern Trust London		FPM		2,~~529~~803,~~124~~924
Societe Generale		FPM		~~168~~16,00800
State Street Bank and Trust Co London		FPM		~~813~~892,~~522~~322
State Street Munich		FPM		9,898
TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES				3334,~~107~~308,~~576~~176

MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

Fidelity Management & Research Company	(“FMRCO”)
Fidelity Management Trust Company	(“FMTC”)
Fidelity International Limited	(“FIL”)
Fidelity Investment Services Limited	(“FISL”)
Fidelity Pension Management Limited	(“FPM”)

~~Appendix~~APPENDIX 2.

~~Embargoed~~SCHEDULE ~~until 7.00 AM 15th December 2004~~10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of company

	UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA 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

	NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above

4.	Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

	As 2 Above

5.	Number of shares acquired

	N/A

6.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

7.	Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

	N/A

8.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

9.	Class of security

	ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10.	Date of transaction

	NOT KNOWN

11.	Date company informed

	6 JANUARY 2005

12.	Total holding following this notification

	17,084,015

13.	Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

	5.08%

14.	Any additional information

	N/A

15.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries

	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: 6 JANUARY 2005

Material Interest	Holding

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945		117,785
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363		288,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775237		87000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199		587000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942229		592000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217		716000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942205		657000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942175		569000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942187		531420
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245		1293437
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 130007		138000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 770286		295000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206		8714183
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866197		77406
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 904332		46400
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 916681		17500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 361602		185000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605		30000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509		1361000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793		499884
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434		90000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422		191000
TOTAL		17,084,015

APPENDIX 3.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of company

	UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC

2.	Name of shareholder having a major interest

	Aviva plc and subsidiaries (Morley Fund Management Limited)

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

	NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above

4.	Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

	As 2 Above – see attached sheet.

5.	Number of shares acquired

	N/A

6.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

7.	Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

	N/A

8.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

9.	Class of security

	ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10.	Date of transaction

	11 JANUARY 2005

11.	Date company informed

	12 JANUARY 2005

12.	Total holding following this notification

	14,045,224 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

13.	Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

	4.18%

14.	Any additional information

	N/A

15.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries

	HELEN MARTIN 020 7921 5062

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

	JEAN PURSER DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 12 JANUARY 2005

Registered Holder	No. of Shares

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited		4,206,804
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited		5,929,454
CUIM Nominee Limited		3,908,966
TOTAL		14,045,224

APPENDIX 4.

United Business Media plc

Director’s appointment

The company announces that Lord Leitch has been appointed to the board as a non-executive director with effect from 11th January 2005.

Sandy Leitch was chairman and chief executive of Zurich Financial Services (UK, Ireland, Southern Africa and Asia Pacific) until March 2004, holding senior positions at Allied Dunbar, Eagle Star and Threadneedle. He currently chairs the National Employment Panel which advises Government on employment issues. He has just been appointed to chair an independent review of skills in the UK.

Anne Siddell
COMPANY SECRETARY

APPENDIX 5.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of company

	UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC

2.	Name of shareholder having a major interest

	AXA S.A. and its group 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

	NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above And BENEFICIAL

4.	Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

	As 2 Above – see attached sheet.

5.	Number of shares acquired

	N/A

6.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

7.	Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

	N/A

8.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

9.	Class of security

	ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10.	Date of transaction

	UNKNOWN

11.	Date company informed

	17 JANUARY 2005

12.	Total holding following this notification

	14,650,634 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

13.	Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

	4.36%

14.	Any additional information

	N/A

15.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries

	HELEN MARTIN 020 7921 5062

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

	JEAN PURSER DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 18 JANUARY 2005

Registered Holder	Name of Company/Fund	No. of Shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 845030	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund		24,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 845029	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Distribution Fund		250,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 845042	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Ethical Fund		70,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 845017	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund		1,338,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 845005	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund		750,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 889598	AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities Fund		200,000
Chase Nominees Limited A/C 13067	PPP Healthcare Group plc		160,000
Vidacos Nominees	AXA World Funds British Equity Funds		22,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 777094	Sun Life Nominees Limited A/C 20		28,585
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 777167	Sun Life Nominees Limited A/C 29		48,728
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 785078	Sun Life Nominees Limited A/C 31		10,446
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 873426	Sun Life Nominees Limited A/C 32		12,101
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	Sun Life Pensions Management Limited		70,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867815	Sun Life Pensions Management Limited		544,162
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867396	Sun Life Pensions Management Limited A/C X		1,854,707
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867530	Sun Life Pensions Management Limited A/C X		310,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867372	Sun Life Assurance Limited A/C X		4,406,478
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867116	Sun Life Assurance Limited A/C X		1,700,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 867268	Sun Life Assurance Limited A/C X		461,363
Smith and Williamson Nominees Limited A/C S66	Sun Life Pensions Management Limited		11,500
BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited	Sun Life Pensions Management Limited		12,247
Sun Life International Isle of Man Limited A/C SLI11	Sun Life International (IOM) Limited		350,000
	AXA France		12,421
	AXA Colonia Konzerm		11,357
Chase Nominees Ltd A/C BTO1C	AXA Insurance UK		700,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/C 880868	AXA General Unit Trust		375,000
Chase Nominees Ltd A/C 00994	AXA UK Group Pension Scheme Equity Fund		847,413
	AXA Financial Inc		18,000
	AXA Financial Inc		51,126
	TOTAL		14,650,634

APPENDIX 6.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of company

	UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC

2.	Name of shareholder having a major interest

	Deutsche Bank AG and subsidiary 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

	NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above

4.	Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

	As 2 Above – see attached sheet.

5.	Number of shares acquired

	N/A

6.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

7.	Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

	N/A

8.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

9.	Class of security

	ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10.	Date of transaction

	UNKNOWN

11.	Date company informed

	17 JANUARY 2005

12.	Total holding following this notification

	10,511,033 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

13.	Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

	3.13%

14.	Any additional information

	N/A

15.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries

	HELEN MARTIN 020 7921 5062

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

	JEAN PURSER DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 18 JANUARY 2005

Registered Holder	No. of Shares

Deutsche Bank AG London – Proprietary Holding		10,511,033
Total		10,511,033

APPENDIX 7.

Message

For immediate release

18^th January 2005

United Business Media set to acquire
leading French healthcare media business

United Business Media today announced it has submitted a binding offer to acquire medical trade press and other professional healthcare business information services in France, currently owned by MediMedia. The major products and brands – such as Le Quotidien du Medecin and Le Generaliste – occupy leading positions in the French medical press with more than half of total advertising spend directed at general practitioners.

These businesses would become part of CMPMedica France, where they would complement the existing major drug directory business, Vidal – with reciprocal promotion and access to advertisers, government and health professionals. There would be scope to expand the major brands into customised services and content-based marketing. UBM acquired CMPMedica during 2004.

The purchase price is €36 million in cash, and the completion of the transaction is subject to satisfactory completion of the contract and related conditions. In 2004 the business generated approximately €60m of turnover and €6m of profit before tax. The proposed acquisition should increase earnings by more than 2% in its first twelve months.

UBM CEO, Clive Hollick said

“These leading French medical newspapers will enhance the strong position we have in French healthcare through Vidal, the major drug directory business. Healthcare is now the largest sector served by United Business Media and prospects for growth in the 23 markets we cover, and in the increasing range of products we offer, are most promising.”

Additional UBM information update in relation to disposals in 2000

United received a settlement payment of £32 million from Granada in relation to outstanding items following the 2000 disposals.

For further information, please contact:

Michael Waring	United Business Media	020 7921 5031
Colin Browne	The Maitland Consultancy	07733 103800

Notes to Editors:

Trade Press
The three main titles are the pre-eminent daily doctors’ paper, Quotidien du Medecin, a weekly, Le Generaliste, and a bi-weekly for pharmacists, Quotidien du Pharmacien. Together, the doctors’ titles held a 54% share of the advertising market in 2003. In 2004 Quotidien du Pharmacien took the leading position in its market.

Trade shows
This division contains a biennial hospital trade show, Hopital Expo, and the major annual doctors’ conference and exhibition, Medec. CMPMedica, a leading provider of healthcare information, communication and services, is an international company with a reputation for the quality and innovation of its products.

United Business Media acquired CMPMedica on 30th July 2004 – details are on the UBM website at www.unitedbusinessmedia.com

United Business Media plc (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com) is a leading provider of business information services to the technology, healthcare, media, automotive, financial services and property industries. UBM offers services in news distribution, market research, publishing and events to customers across the globe. Its brands include PR Newswire, the world’s leading corporate news distribution service; NOP World, one of the largest market research groups globally; and CMP, the B2B media and exhibition group operating in high tech, healthcare, property, entertainment, jewellery & fashion in the US, UK, Asia and Europe.

This press release includes statements which are not historical facts and are considered “forward-looking” within the meaning of Section 27 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These forward-looking statements reflect UBM’s current views about future events, business and growth strategy and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “on target” and similar expressions identifying forward-looking statements. Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements because they are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from UBM’s expectations. UBM expressly does not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements. Management does not attempt to update forecasts unless conditions materially change.

APPENDIX 8.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of company

	UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC

2.	Name of shareholder having a major interest

	Deutsche Bank AG and subsidiary 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

	NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above

4.	Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

	As 2 Above – see attached sheet.

5.	Number of shares acquired

	N/A

6.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

7.	Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

	N/A

8.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

9.	Class of security

	ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10.	Date of transaction

	UNKNOWN

11.	Date company informed

	18 JANUARY 2005

12.	Total holding following this notification

	13,732,385 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

13.	Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

	4.08 %

14.	Any additional information

	N/A

15.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries

	HELEN MARTIN 020 7921 5062

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

	JEAN PURSER
	DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 19 JANUARY 2005

Registered Holder			No. of Shares

Deutsche Bank AG London – Proprietary Holding			13,732,385
Total			13,732,385

APPENDIX 9.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of company

	UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC

2.	Name of shareholder having a major interest

	FMR Corp and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
	Fidelity International Limited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
	Mr Edward C. Johnson III, principal shareholder of FMR Corp and Fidelity International Ltd

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

	NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above

4.	Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

	As 2 Above – see attached sheet.

5.	Number of shares acquired

	Not Known

6.	Percentage of issued class

	Not Known

7.	Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

	N/A

8.	Percentage of issued class

	N/A

9.	Class of security

	ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

10.	Date of transaction

	NOT KNOWN

11.	Date company informed

	20 JANUARY 2005

12.	Total holding following this notification

	37,962,606 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P

13.	Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

	11.29%

14.	Any additional information

	N/A

15.	Name of contact and telephone number for queries

	HELEN MARTIN 020 7921 5062

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

	JEAN PURSER
	DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification: 21 JANUARY 2005

Nominee/Registered Name	Management Company		Shares Held

Bank of New York Europe LDN		FII		1,071,400
JP Morgan, Bournemouth		FII		143,100
Master Trust Bank of Japan		FIJ		61,332
Nomura Trust and Banking		FIJ		14,406
Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Toko		FIJ		12,547
BNP Paribas, Paris		FIL		2,600
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux		FIL		14,298,867
Chase Manhttn Bk Ag Frnkfrt		FIL		128,062
Citibank NA, Hong Kong		FIL		8,100
ING Luxembourg		FIL		10,498
JP Morgan , Bournemouth		FIL		316,032
Morgan Stanley London		FIL		7,561
National Astl Bk Melbourne		FIL		47,356
RBC Global Services		FIL		104,751
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn		FIL		39,854
State Street Bank Australia		FIL		142,387
State Street T&B Co Ltd Tokyo		FIL		13,847
Bermuda Trust Far East Hk		FIM HK		222,767
JP Morgan Bournemouth		FISL		8,344,895
State Street Bank and Trust Co		FMRCO		11,194
Bank of New York		FMTC		62,500
Brown Brothers Harriman and co		FMTC		343,071
CIBC Mellon trust		FMTC		91,551
JPMorgan Chase Bank		FMTC		192,837
Mellon Bank N.A.		FMTC		480,622
Northern Trust Co		FMTC		483,574
Royal Trust Toronto		FMTC		11,007
State Street Bank and Trust Co		FMTC		1,230,242
Bank of New York Brussels		FPM		2,306,643
Bank of New York Europe Ldn		FPM		51,900
Bankers Trust London		FPM		246,515
Citibank London		FPM		310,400
Clydesdale Bank Plc		FPM		151,100
HSBC Bank plc		FPM		48,100
JP Morgan Bournemouth		FPM		2,120,786
Mellon Bank		FPM		771,929
Midland Securities Services		FPM		123,629
Northern Trust London		FPM		2,967,424
Societe Generale		FPM		16,800
State Str Bk and Tr Co Ldn		FPM		940,522
State Street Munich		FPM		9,898

TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES				37,962,606

APPENDIX 10.

Message

For immediate release
25th January 2005

UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA

US High Tech Publishing Statistics: ~~November~~December 2004

Summary

Month of ~~November~~December 2004

The business information market serving the technology industry, measured in terms of advertising page volumes, decreased by 16.70% in the month of ~~November~~December compared to ~~November~~December 2003. CMP Media’s continuing technology publications recorded a 03.83% decrease against ~~November~~December 2003.

CMP Media’s market share, compared to 2003, increased – its continuing titles held a share of 2724.6% in ~~November~~December 2004 up from 2723.49% in ~~November~~December 2003.

Calendar Year to ~~November~~December

The market decreased by 65.19% compared to the year to ~~November~~December 2003. CMP’s continuing titles, in the year to ~~November~~December 2004, recorded a 43.19% decrease in advertising page volumes against the year to ~~November~~December 2003.

Market share of CMP Media’s continuing titles year to date was 2726.29% up from 26.64% in the prior year period.

Rolling twelve months to November 2004

The market decreased by 6.7% in advertising page volumes in the twelve months ended November 2004 compared to the twelve months ended November 2003. CMP Media’s continuing High Tech publications recorded a 4.8% decrease in the same period.

MARKET SEGMENT – ADVERTISING PAGE VOLUMES

MONTH OF ~~November~~December 2004

	2004 Pages		2003 Pages		Change 04 vs 03 %			2004 Market Share %			2003 Market Share %
CMP Media
Continuing		1,~~808~~222		1,~~823~~264		-03.83	%		2724.6	%		2723.49	%
Discontinued		0		~~112~~94					0.0	%		1.78	%
CMP Media Total		1,~~808~~222		1,~~935~~358		-610.60	%		2724.6	%		2925.17	%
Whole Market
Continuing		64,~~542~~976		65,~~546~~202		-04.13	%		100.0	%		98.32	%
B2B Tech Publications		54,~~789~~316		54,~~772~~526		0-4.36	%		8886.57	%		8685.74	%
General Business		~~753~~660		~~774~~676		-2.74	%		1113.53	%		1112.68	%
Discontinued		0		~~112~~94					0.0	%		1.78	%
Total Market		64,~~542~~976		65,~~658~~296		-16.70	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

MAJOR CMP TITLES

November 2004

YTD November 2004

December 2004

YTD December 2004

+/- Pages

% Change

+/- Pages

% Change

Information Week

~~+22~~-45.56

+8-25.31

~~+33~~-11.8

+1-0.45

EE Times

~~+80~~-39.61

~~+29~~-17.40

-4380.67

-12.5

Dr Dobb’s

-30.48

-82.1

-6768.42

-1211.58

Network Computing

-612.68

-282.49

-~~125~~127.19

-87.18

Network Magazine

~~-51~~+17.58

~~-58~~+56.53

-~~109~~91.24

-2117.50

CRN

+6-23.82

+2-11.71

-~~275~~294.34

-1110.08

VAR Business

-47.32

-46.19

-7178.68

-5.02

CALENDAR YEAR TO ~~November~~December 2004

	2004 Pages		2003 Pages		Change 04 vs 03 %			2004 Market Share %			2003 Market Share %
CMP Media
Continuing		1617,~~577~~828		1718,~~287~~551		-43.19	%		2726.29	%		26.64	%
Discontinued		66		1,~~665~~759					0.1	%		2.65	%
CMP Media Total		1617,~~643~~894		1820,~~952~~310		-1211.29	%		27.30	%		2928.29	%
Whole Market
Continuing		6066,~~937~~093		6268,~~997~~200		-3.31	%		99.9	%		9697.90	%
B2B Tech Publications		5459,~~962~~410		5661,~~643~~170		-32.09	%		9089.18	%		87.10	%
General Business		56,~~975~~683		67,~~354~~030		-64.09	%		910.81	%		910.80	%
Discontinued		66		12,~~986~~079					0.1	%		3.10	%
Total Market		6166,~~003~~159		6470,~~983~~279		-65.19	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

TWELVE MONTHS to Date

	2004 Pages		2003 Pages		Change %			2004 Market Share %			2003 Market Share %
CMP Media
Continuing		17,841		18,747		-4.8	%		26.9	%		26.4	%
Discontinued		160		1,847					0.2	%		2.6	%
CMP Media Total		18,001		20,594		-12.6	%		27.1	%		29.0	%
Whole Market
Continuing		66,138		68,781		-3.8	%		99.8	%		96.8	%
B2B Tech Publications		59,487		61,736		-3.6	%		89.8	%		86.9	%
General Business		6,651		7,045		-5.6	%		10.0	%		9.9	%
Discontinued		160		2,309					0.2	%		3.2	%
Total Market		66,298		71,090		-6.7	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Source - IMS: Auditor

-Ends-

For further information, please contact:

Michael Waring	United Business Media	020 7921 5031
Colin Browne	The Maitland Consultancy	020 7379 5151
Fiona Piper	The Maitland Consultancy	020 7379 5151

Notes to Editors:

CMP MEDIA LLC

CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalising on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, and custom publishing.

BASIS OF COMPILATION OF STATISTICS

The statistics, which are the main subject of today’s release, are independently compiled by IMS/Auditor. The basis of compilation includes:

	-	pages are hand counted
	-	supplement ads are counted if in over 50% of circulation
	-	house ads are not counted
	-	inserts are counted if bound in publication
	-	the database will continually be updated as more accurate information arrives

All CMP High Tech publications are tracked. CMP determines the competitive set of publishing titles which are measured on its behalf by IMS Auditor and periodically adjusts the population to ensure that it is properly representative of the changing US business technology advertising market in which CMP competes.

Note: that these statistics represent only total advertising page volumes as counted above, they do not represent paid advertising page volumes nor do they show the revenue yields which the operators in these market segments have achieved.

~~Appendix~~APPENDIX 311.

Message

~~Embargoed~~For ~~until~~immediate ~~7:00AM~~release 28th ~~15th~~January ~~December~~2005

~~United~~STRATEGIC ~~Business~~OPTIONS ~~Media Pre-close~~FOR ~~Season~~NOP Update*WORLD

~~2004~~The ~~Second~~Board ~~Half~~of ~~Trading~~United Business Media plc (“UBM”) announces that it has appointed its financial advisers, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and

~~BROAD~~Allen ~~BASED~~& ~~REVENUE~~Company ~~PROGRESS~~LLC, ~~AND~~to ~~GOOD~~conduct ~~PROFIT~~a ~~GROWTH~~strategic review of NOP World.

~~GROUP~~The ~~SUMMARY~~strategic review will examine a number of alternatives to maximise the value of NOP World for UBM shareholders including developing NOP World further, expanding NOP World through strategic alliances or a sale.

~~UBM~~A ~~has~~further ~~continued~~announcement towill ~~make~~be ~~good~~made ~~progress~~when ~~in the second half of 2004~~appropriate. Broad based strength in exhibitions, publishing, news distribution and syndicated market research has been driving solid year on year growth in underlying operating profit. Revenue has been boosted by the success of acquisitions and by investments in new products. The overall profit performance has been towards the higher end of our expectations.

~~OPERATING~~For ~~HIGHLIGHTS~~further OFinformation, ~~THE~~please ~~SECOND HALF OF 2004~~contact:

PROFESSIONAL MEDIA

Michael Waring	United Business Media	020 7921 5031
Colin Browne	The Maitland Consultancy	020 7379 5151

~~Underlying~~For ~~revenue~~additional ~~from~~information ~~the~~on ~~publications~~NOP and events businesses in Asia and UK, is ahead of the same period last year. CMPi has continued to take display market share from its US and UK competitors. UK classified revenues are in line with last year, with increased levels of investment to develop online functionality and to boost circulation levels.World

~~In the US, healthcare publishing and technology online are both showing strong growth and technology events and custom marketing solutions are also making good progress~~www. ~~Our market share of technology publishing grew, but overall technology revenues were down as US print publishing continues to lag behind the other channels~~nopworld.com

USUnited ~~healthcare~~Business ~~publishing~~Media isplc ~~benefiting from a strong performance by the Oncology Group and Cliggott publishing, acquired in 2003~~(http://www. ~~US medical education continues to be negatively impacted by regulatory issues, although much of the revenue effect has been mitigated by action on costs~~unitedbusinessmedia. ~~Multi~~com) ~~sponsor~~is ~~events are performing robustly with the impact of the regulatory issues largely confined to single sponsor events.~~ a

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~~Throughout~~This ~~2004,~~press ~~UBM~~release ~~has~~includes ~~been~~statements ~~highlighting~~which aare ~~structural~~not ~~change~~historical infacts ~~customers’~~and ~~allocation~~are considered “forward-looking” within the meaning of ~~their~~Section ~~advertising~~27 ~~and~~of ~~marketing~~the ~~budgets~~Securities –Act ~~especially~~of in1933, USas ~~technology~~amended. ~~“Return~~These onforward-looking ~~Investment”~~statements reflect UBM’s current views about future events, business and ~~lead~~growth ~~generating~~strategy ~~strategies~~and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are ~~driving~~identified ~~the~~by ~~growth~~their use of ~~electronic~~terms and ~~other~~phrases ~~multi-channel~~such ~~platforms~~as ~~for~~“believe,” ~~marketing~~“expect,” ~~programmes. Since~~“plan,” ~~2000~~“anticipate,” ~~UBM~~“on ~~has~~target” ~~been~~and ~~investing~~similar inexpressions ~~these~~identifying ~~new~~forward-looking ~~media~~statements. ~~channels~~Investors toshould ~~offer~~not arely ~~range~~on ~~of multi~~forward-~~channel~~looking ~~marketing~~statements ~~solutions. UBM~~because ~~has~~they ~~increased~~are ~~the~~subject ~~level~~to a variety of ~~this~~risks, ~~investment~~uncertainties inand ~~the~~other ~~second~~factors ~~half~~that ofcould ~~2004~~cause ~~and~~actual ~~will~~results ~~continue~~to ~~doing~~differ somaterially infrom ~~2005~~UBM’s expectations. ~~This~~UBM ~~investment~~expressly isdoes ~~driving~~not ~~growth~~undertake ~~and~~any ~~should~~duty ~~enable~~to ~~UBM~~update forward-looking statements. Management does not attempt to ~~perform~~update ~~ahead~~forecasts ofunless ~~trend.~~conditions materially change.

NEWS DISTRIBUTION

PR Newswire continues to grow strongly. Year on year volumes and yields increased in the second half due to longer messages and to increasing demand for wider distribution services.

PR Newswire’s wide range of media intelligence products increased revenues, with targeted contacts data lists performing particularly well.

PR Newswire’s businesses outside of the US improved revenues and are expected to achieve their breakeven target in 2004.

MARKET RESEARCH

Year to date, overall revenues at NOP World are growing in line with the market. In the second half of the year, NOP’s syndicated and continuous businesses have again delivered strong performances but conditions in ad hoc and healthcare remaining challenging. Eurisko, acquired in 2003, has delivered a strong operating performance.

OPERATING EFFICIENCIES

Following the major improvements in operating efficiencies over the last two years, the group is accelerating a major programme of offshoring and outsourcing which is expected to improve operating margins over the next two years.

INVESTMENTS

The acquisitions made in 2003 and 2004 are performing well and are on track to generate the returns targeted. Organic investments continue to drive revenue growth. We have increased new product investment in 2004 and plan to do so again in 2005.

FIXED ASSET INVESTMENT

Five continues to perform well, delivering year on year increases in its share of advertising and its share of audience, and growing its operating profits. Notably five’s share of market on the fastest growing platform – Freeview – is a particularly strong 9.5 per cent, compared with 9.2 per cent for Channel 4 and 17.5 per cent for ITV.

CEO SUCCESSION

As advised in September, UBM plans to announce its next CEO before the end of December.

*UBM is scheduled to announce its preliminary results for 2004 on 25 February 2005. This announcement is the routine update prior to entering the January and February close season associated with the preliminary results

For further information please contact:

For United Business Media enquiries:

Michael Waring	United Business Media	+ 44 20 7921 5031
Colin Browne	The Maitland Consultancy	+ 44 20 7379 5151

not rely on forward-looking statements because they are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from UBM’s expectations. UBM expressly does not undertake any duty to update forward-looking statements. Management does not attempt to update forecasts unless conditions materially change.

Appendix 4.

16TH December 2004

UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA

DAVID LEVIN TO SUCCEED CLIVE HOLLICK AS CEO OF UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA

United Business Media plc announces that David Levin will succeed Clive Hollick as CEO from April 5th 2005. David Levin, aged 42, is currently CEO of Symbian Limited. He has extensive experience of international markets having worked in the Far East, USA and Europe. He also has experience of media markets, having been the COO of Euromoney Institutional Investor.

Geoff Unwin, Chairman of UBM plc, today said:

“The Board has conducted an extensive search to find the best possible successor to Clive Hollick. The process has been clear from the start – we have evaluated extremely strong internal candidates together with external candidates. David Levin has an impressive operational background coupled with a track record of strong strategic execution. He also has extensive experience of international and media markets. Succeeding Clive will be a difficult task for anyone, but we have every confidence that David is the right man. We look forward to welcoming him on board.”

Clive Hollick, CEO of UBM plc said:

“I am impressed by David’s credentials and qualities. He is thoughtful, inspires confidence and has an impressive track record. I feel confident that he will continue to drive United to even greater heights – delivering strong shareholder value. His people skills are also exemplary and he has a deep knowledge of the world of publishing and information – both vital for a business such as ours. I look forward to introducing David into the company and doing whatever I can to make his introduction as smooth as possible.”

David Levin said:

“I am delighted that the Board has chosen me to succeed Clive. I am in no doubt as to how important this succession is viewed by everyone – shareholders, customers and staff. They can all be assured that my objectives are to continue to build and deliver strong shareholder value, ensure that I build on our reputation for delivering superior services and products to our many customers and maintaining our corporate values to all our employees.”

-Ends-

For further information please call:

Colin Browne The Maitland Consultancy 020 7379 5151/07733 103 800

Notes to Editors:

United Business Media plc (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com) is a leading provider of business-to-business media solutions. Its products and services help companies around the world to meet their market information needs. UBM’s businesses include NOP World, one of the largest market research groups globally and PR Newswire, the world’s leading corporate news distribution service. Within the professional media division the companies are CMP Media, CMP Asia, CMPi and UAP - this division includes B2B media and exhibitions in high-tech, healthcare, entertainment and jewellery and fashion in the US, UK, Asia and Europe.

Biography of David Levin

David Levin has been CEO of Symbian since April 2002 and has served on the Symbian Supervisory Board since 2000. He joined Symbian from Psion plc, the handheld computing company, where he was Chief Executive from February 1999. Previously, he spent five years with the international business publishing group Euromoney Institutional Investor, as Chief Operating Officer and before that as President of Institutional Investor in New York. David also worked for the Venture Capital group Apax Partners for 4 years, as the Managing Director of an owned engineering group, and the Consultancy firm Bain & Company for 5 years, mostly in Asia. Levin read PPE at Oxford University (graduating in 1983) and was awarded an MBA from Stanford University in 1987.

Appendix 5.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA 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 NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them As 2 Above 5. Number of shares acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 10. Date of transaction NOT KNOWN 11. Date company informed 16 DECEMBER 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 14,460,570 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.30% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries 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

Appendix 6.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest SCOTTISH WIDOWS INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP LTD 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 NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them As 2 Above – see attached sheet. 5. Number of shares acquired Not Advised 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 10. Date of transaction NOT KNOWN 11. Date company informed 17 DECEMBER 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 18,191,223 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.41% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries 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: 17 DECEMBER 2004

Registered Holder	Management Company		No. of Shares
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY2		SWIP		1,000,000
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XC5U		SWIP		1,309,434
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY3		SWIP		50,000
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W36A		SWIP		314,836
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W32L		SWIP		604,827
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W3L2		SWIP		28,000
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W33H		SWIP		1,925,320
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBJ2		SWIP		2,286,618
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBJ3		SWIP		259,423
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W3J3		SWIP		778,600
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W3I8		SWIP		38,384
State Street Nominees Limited A/C WJJ9		SWIP		54,318
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBP7		SWIP		213,988
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY4		SWIP		519,000
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XC5W		SWIP		702,883
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W39Q		SWIP		44,668
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY5		SWIP		18,000
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W39N		SWIP		263,683
		SWIP		1,388
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W36U		SWIP		1,032,241
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBK6		SWIP		1,079,655
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBS8		SWIP		5,000
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W39F		SWIP		5,660,957
TOTAL				18,191,223

Appendix 7.

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Aviva plc and subsidiaries (Morley Fund Management Limited) 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 NON BENEFICIAL – See 2 Above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them As 2 Above – see attached sheet. 5. Number of shares acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 10. Date of transaction 21 DECEMBER 2004 11. Date company informed 23 DECEMBER 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 10,113,201 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.01% 14. Any additional information N/A 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries 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: 24 DECEMBER 2004

Registered Holder	No. of Shares
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited		3,914,832
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited		2,880,842
CUIM Nominee Limited		3,317,527
TOTAL		10,113,201

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