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 20 June 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 9,137,739 2.15% 1,415,789 0.33%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,567,849 0.37% 603,769 0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,705,588 2.52% 2,019,558 0.48%
(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 69,985 4.2630
Purchase 3,443 4.3025
Purchase 55,021 4.3296
Purchase 8,306 4.3131
Purchase 20,000 4.3000
Purchase 17,279 4.2734
Purchase 876 4.2625
Purchase 70 4.2625
Purchase 59,186 4.2625
Purchase 8,055 4.2872
Purchase 57,411 4.2685
Sale 20,390 4.2866
Sale 9,807 4.3011
Sale 8,402 4.3326
Sale 6,089 4.3160
Sale 4,618 4.3066
Sale 64,437 4.3396
Sale 2,332 4.2625
Sale 57,071 4.3500
Sale 1,900 4.3150
Sale 52,486 4.2625
Sale 2,603 4.2625
Sale 88,670 4.3152
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 20390 4.2865
CFD Long 9807 4.301
CFD Long 4618 4.3066
CFD Long 1900 4.315
CFD Long 88670 4.3151
CFD Long 8402 4.3325
CFD Long 64437 4.3396
CFD Long 57071 4.3499
CFD Short 69985 4.263
CFD Short 17279 4.2734
CFD Short 8055 4.2871
CFD Short 58589 4.2968
CFD Short 3443 4.3025
CFD Short 8306 4.313
CFD Short 55021 4.3296
(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 23 June 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