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