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 18 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 10,477,629 2.47% 722,276 0.17% securities (2) Derivatives 320,431 0.08% 840,561 0.20% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 10,798,060 2.54% 1,562,837 0.37% (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 38,167 3.3945 Purchase 70,774 3.4850 Purchase 6,434 3.5169 Purchase 45,354 3.4667 Purchase 30,684 3.4737 Purchase 2,289 3.5505 Sale 6,766 3.5096 Sale 10,620 3.4267 Sale 73,929 3.4857 Sale 92,899 3.4934 Sale 400 3.5569 Sale 30,016 3.4859 Sale 2,289 3.5395 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Long 10620 3.4266 CFD Long 73929 3.4857 CFD Long 30016 3.4859 CFD Long 92899 3.4933 CFD Long 2289 3.5394 CFD Long 400 3.5569 CFD Short 38167 3.3944 CFD Short 32623 3.451 CFD Short 30684 3.4737 CFD Short 70774 3.4849 CFD Short 86973 3.4932 CFD Short 6434 3.5168 CFD Short 2289 3.5504 (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 19 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

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Barclays (BARC)
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