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 01 July 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 9,546,016 2.25% 1,097,372 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,209,578 0.28% 1,042,340 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,755,594 2.53% 2,139,712 0.50%
(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 15,571 3.7830
Purchase 3,905 3.8182
Purchase 3,691 3.8213
Purchase 135,539 3.8702
Purchase 2,422 3.7825
Purchase 3,222 3.7832
Purchase 1,858 4.0858
Purchase 119,528 3.8429
Purchase 171,856 3.8485
Sale 8,576 3.8496
Sale 24,604 3.8440
Sale 3,739 3.8751
Sale 120,480 3.8334
Sale 2,200 3.8275
Sale 1,353 3.8331
Sale 29,289 4.0647
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2200 3.8275
CFD Long 1353 3.833
CFD Long 120480 3.8333
CFD Long 24604 3.844
CFD Long 8576 3.8495
CFD Long 3739 3.8751
CFD Long 29289 4.0647
CFD Short 15571 3.7829
CFD Short 3222 3.7832
CFD Short 31494 3.7974
CFD Short 3905 3.8182
CFD Short 3691 3.8213
CFD Short 29172 3.8334
CFD Short 29019 3.8409
CFD Short 119528 3.8429
CFD Short 171856 3.8485
CFD Short 135539 3.8702
CFD Short 1858 4.0857
(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 02 July 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