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                                                   
                                        FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC AND ITS         
                                        AFFILIATES, WHICH INCLUDES FRANKLIN    
                                        MUTUAL ADVISERS LLC AND TEMPLETON      
                                        WORLDWIDE INC AND ITS AFFILIATES.      

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            11 NOVEMBER 2003  

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    9,329,622 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P     2.7781%                               

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: 11 November 2003                                         

           Registered Holder                         No. of Shares             
                                                                               
Bank of New York Europe Ltd                             21,150                 
                                                                               
Bank of New York                                        490,314                
                                                                               
Cede, New York                                          79,875                 
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd                                     5,961,520               
                                                                               
Citibank Nominees Ltd                                   181,086                
                                                                               
Mellon Bank                                            1,080,281               
                                                                               
Northern Trust Company                                  224,485                
                                                                               
Royal Trust Corp of Canada                              925,880                
                                                                               
State Street Nominees Ltd                               365,031                
                                                                               
TOTAL                                                  9,329,622               



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