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 September 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 10,500,846 2.47% 660,146 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 344,931 0.08% 807,270 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,845,777 2.55% 1,467,416 0.35%
(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
Purchase 566 3.5225
Purchase 45,958 3.4012
Purchase 22,052 3.2851
Purchase 2,758 3.3330
Purchase 45,354 3.2800
Purchase 48,747 3.3330
Sale 116,043 3.4105
Sale 2,523 3.3845
Sale 45,354 3.2800
Sale 45,276 3.3232
Sale 18,037 3.3225
Sale 500 3.6624
Sale 2,676 3.3496
Sale 134,177 3.3120
Sale 42,182 3.3909
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
16/09/2008 Sale 107,820 3.3277
16/09/2008 Purchase 103,009 3.3206
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 45276 3.3231
CFD Long 2676 3.3495
CFD Long 2523 3.3844
CFD Long 42182 3.3908
CFD Long 116043 3.4104
CFD Long 500 3.6624
CFD Short 22052 3.2851
CFD Short 51505 3.333
CFD Short 9716 3.3381
CFD Short 60666 3.3827
CFD Short 45958 3.4012
CFD Short 49441 3.4333
(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
None
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 18 September 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