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                                                   
                                        Barclays plc                           

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                
   N/A                                 N/A                                    

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
   ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P                                                      
                                        14 NOVEMBER 2003     20 NOVEMBER 2003  

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    21,015,293 ORDINARY SHARES OF        6.2578%                               
    25P                                                                        

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

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
                                                                               
    ANNE SIDDELL                                                               
                                                                               
    COMPANY SECRETARY                                                          
                                                                               
Date of notification: 25 November 2003                                         

           Registered Holder             Account Designation      No. of Shares
                                                                               
ALMIXFTTL - 18408 - Chase Manhattan            ALMIXFTT                  44,862
                                                                               
ASUKEXTTL - 20947 - Chase Manhattan            ASUKEXTT               9,838,966
                                                                               
Bank of Ireland                                BNX009IE                  93,678
                                                                               
Barclays Capital Nominees LIMI                                           79,858
                                                                               
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                     1,600
                                                                               
BLENTFUKQ - 16344 - Chase Manhattan            BLENTFUK                  73,240
                                                                               
BLENTPUKQ - 16345 - Chase Manhattan            BLENTPUK                 131,888
                                                                               
BLEQFDUKQ - 16331 - Chase Manhattan            BLEOFDUK                  84,328
                                                                               
BLEQPTUEA - 16341 - Chase Manhattan            BLEOPTUE                 242,670
                                                                               
BLEQPTUKO - 16341 - Chase Manhattan            BLEOPTUK                 217,185
                                                                               
BLINTNUKQ - 16338 - Chase Nominees             BLINTNUK                  23,331
                                                                               
BLINTPUKQ - 16342 - Chase Manhattan            BLINTPUK                  39,317
                                                                               
BLUKINTTL - 16400 - Chase Manhattan            BLUKINTT               3,177,463
                                                                               
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust                   591668                  121,264
                                                                               
Chase Manhattan Bank                            500227                1,562,243
                                                                               
Chase Manhattan Bank                            502872                  529,083
                                                                               
Chase Manhattan Bank                            527191                1,813,423
                                                                               
Chase Manhattan Bank                            536747                  462,707
                                                                               
Chase Manhattan Bank                            552942                  253,575
                                                                               
CHATRKTTL-16376-Chase Manhatta                 CHATRKTT                 169,021
                                                                               
CITIBANK, N.A. (United States)                  597367                   38,309
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    428169                   29,480
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co                     508068                  142,985
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    555879                    6,556
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    573039                   43,503
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    583293                  264,180
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co                     585439                    4,972
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    588888                    9,122
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    595966                  158,580
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    601744                    5,232
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co                     602182                   75,825
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                    911140                    9,640
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            540186                  151,096
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            555465                   60,930
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                            599123                    9,735
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTC034IE                   4,485
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTC045IE                  38,190
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTGF01IE                  45,707
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTGF04IE                  30,998
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTGF05IE                  27,599
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTK001IE                  40,237
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS004IE                  37,122
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS005IE                   9,552
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS011IE                  12,939
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS015IE                   6,968
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS018IE                   1,465
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS024IE                   3,172
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS028IE                 152,873
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS033IE                   4,965
                                                                               
JP Morgan Chase Bank                           BTS036IE                  30,094
                                                                               
Mitsubishi Trust International                 BNN018IE                   1,683
                                                                               
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                  581610                  183,460
                                                                               
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                  584069                   80,743
                                                                               
State Street                                   BNX012IE                   6,714
                                                                               
State Street Bank & Trust - US                  713101                  318,009
                                                                               
Sumitomo TB                                    BNN052IE                   6,205
                                                                               
Zeban Nominees Limited                                                    2,266
                                                                               
TOTAL                                                                21,015,293



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