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