Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

    LONDON, August 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
    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 305/14P

    10. Date of transaction

        Not known
    11. Date company informed

        18 AUGUST 2005



    12. Total holding following this
        notification

        10,912,079 ORDINARY SHARES OF
        305/14P

    13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
        notification

        3.95%



    14. Any additional information

        N/A

    15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

        HELEN MARTIN +44(0)20-7921-5062



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

        ANNE SIDDELL

        COMPANY SECRETARY

    Date of notification:19 AUGUST 2005


    Nominee/Registered Name            Management Company Shares Held
    Bank of New York Europe LDN        FII                    654,078
    Master Trust Bank of Japan         FIJ                     23,916
    Nomura Trust and Banking           FIJ                      8,363
    Trust & Cust Svcs Bk Toko          FIJ                      7,232
    Bank of New York Brussels          FIL                    143,466
    Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux         FIL                     19,060
    Chase Manhttn Bk Ag Frnkfrt        FIL                     73,862
    ING Luxembourg                     FIL                      6,045
    JP Morgan , Bournemouth            FIL                    260,258
    National Astl Bk Melbourne         FIL                     20,957
    Northern Trust London              FIL                     13,520
    State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn        FIL                     18,081
    State Street Bank Australia        FIL                     25,352
    State Street T&B Co Ltd Tokyo      FIL                      8,003
    Bermuda Trust Far East Hk          FIM HK                   7,253
    JP Morgan Bournemouth              FISL                 3,524,928
    State Street Bank and Trust Co     FMRCO                    1,765
    Bank of New York                   FMTC                    29,417
    Brown Brothers Harriman and co     FMTC                   287,529
    CIBC Mellon trust                  FMTC                    50,662
    JPMorgan Chase Bank                FMTC                   102,340
    Mellon Bank N.A.                   FMTC                   109,646
    Northern Trust Co                  FMTC                   229,005
    Royal Trust Toronto                FMTC                     6,364
    State Street Bank and Trust Co     FMTC                   718,355
    Bank of New York Brussels          FPM                    945,435
    Bank of New York Europe Ldn        FPM                     42,741
    Bankers Trust London               FPM                    117,324
    Citibank London                    FPM                     39,035
    Clydesdale Bank Plc                FPM                     45,488
    HSBC Bank plc                      FPM                     27,711
    JP Morgan Bournemouth              FPM                    698,444
    Mellon Bank                        FPM                    437,764
    Midland Securities Services        FPM                     60,700
    Northern Trust London              FPM                  1,606,183
    Societe Generale                   FPM                      6,635
    State Str Bk and Tr Co Ldn         FPM                    529,411
    State Street Munich                FPM                      5,751
    TOTAL ORDINARY SHARES                                  10,912,079

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