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

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