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 12 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 11,445,684 2.69% 668,622 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 457,760 0.11% 743,528 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,903,444 2.80% 1,412,150 0.33%
(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 109,401 3.6350
Purchase 56,555 3.7106
Purchase 20,636 3.7163
Purchase 29,095 3.6635
Purchase 101,516 3.6350
Purchase 44,809 3.6962
Purchase 22,487 3.6740
Purchase 54 3.6206
Purchase 565 3.8075
Sale 5,293 3.8069
Sale 15,182 3.7178
Sale 12,547 3.7633
Sale 19,623 3.7004
Sale 2,000 3.6994
Sale 49,039 3.6944
Sale 5,205 3.7213
Sale 2,802 3.6975
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 107656 3.635
CFD Long 49039 3.6944
CFD Long 42164 3.6962
CFD Long 2802 3.6974
CFD Long 2000 3.6994
CFD Long 19623 3.7004
CFD Long 15182 3.7177
CFD Long 5205 3.7213
CFD Long 12547 3.7633
CFD Long 5293 3.8069
CFD Short 54 3.6205
CFD Short 318573 3.635
CFD Short 29095 3.6635
CFD Short 22487 3.6739
CFD Short 56555 3.7106
CFD Short 20636 3.7163
(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 15 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