Rule 8.3 - INFORMA

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC (Note 1) Company dealt in INFORMA Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.001 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 15 July 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant 10,050,008 2.36% 1,047,091 0.25% securities (2) Derivatives 1,147,243 0.27% 1,202,757 0.28% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 11,197,251 2.63% 2,249,848 0.53% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of Long Short relevant security: Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP) Purchase 4,752 4.2157 Purchase 4,461 4.2642 Purchase 53,112 4.1958 Purchase 17,200 4.2265 Purchase 27,050 4.2347 Purchase 4,385 4.2217 Purchase 15,541 4.1965 Purchase 2,847 4.2150 Purchase 1,176 4.2150 Purchase 5,876 4.2150 Purchase 20,555 4.2152 Purchase 2,126 4.0900 Purchase 10,233 4.2150 Sale 2,126 4.0900 Sale 5,852 4.1981 Sale 1,300 4.1653 Sale 48,482 4.1843 Sale 50,489 4.1655 Sale 26,723 4.2716 Sale 1,599 4.1800 Sale 1,500 4.1900 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Long 1300 4.1653 CFD Long 50489 4.1654 CFD Long 48482 4.1842 CFD Long 1500 4.19 CFD Long 5852 4.1981 CFD Long 2340 4.2159 CFD Long 26723 4.2716 CFD Short 53112 4.1958 CFD Short 15541 4.1965 CFD Short 4752 4.2156 CFD Short 4385 4.2217 CFD Short 17200 4.2264 CFD Short 27050 4.2347 CFD Short 4461 4.2641 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP) varying etc. relates (GBP) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per call option securities unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 16 July 2008 Contact name Geoff Smith Telephone number 020 7116 2913 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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