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 17 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 10,136,174 2.39% 925,231 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,028,126 0.24% 1,211,922 0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,164,300 2.63% 2,137,153 0.50%
(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 11,859 4.1749
Purchase 7,230 4.2855
Purchase 60,005 4.2917
Purchase 121,025 4.0532
Purchase 6,947 3.7616
Purchase 18,755 3.9477
Purchase 382 4.1482
Purchase 57,889 4.2891
Purchase 57,913 4.2964
Purchase 791 4.2782
Sale 19,656 3.8874
Sale 1,500 3.8369
Sale 60,005 4.2917
Sale 108,079 4.0240
Sale 27,332 3.9123
Sale 2,358 3.9500
Sale 7,313 3.8935
Sale 32,717 3.9495
Sale 29,000 4.3015
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1500 3.8369
CFD Long 19656 3.8873
CFD Long 7313 3.8935
CFD Long 27332 3.9122
CFD Long 32717 3.9495
CFD Long 108079 4.0239
CFD Long 60005 4.2917
CFD Short 6947 3.7615
CFD Short 18755 3.9476
CFD Short 121025 4.0531
CFD Short 382 4.1481
CFD Short 791 4.2781
CFD Short 2747 4.2821
CFD Short 7230 4.2855
CFD Short 57889 4.289
CFD Short 60005 4.2917
CFD Short 57913 4.2963
(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 18 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