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 08 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 9,946,160 2.34% 1,076,960 0.25% securities (2) Derivatives 1,174,772 0.28% 1,234,998 0.29% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 11,120,932 2.62% 2,311,958 0.54% (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 811 4.1723 Purchase 1,492 4.1850 Purchase 2,847 4.1850 Purchase 31,385 4.1599 Purchase 3,975 4.1857 Purchase 10,759 4.1855 Sale 2,366 4.1850 Sale 670 4.1596 Sale 25,409 4.1797 Sale 85,560 4.1546 Sale 1,500 4.1568 Sale 4,500 4.2000 Sale 25,336 4.1834 Sale 1,829 4.2253 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Long 85560 4.1546 CFD Long 1500 4.1568 CFD Long 670 4.1596 CFD Long 25409 4.1796 CFD Long 25336 4.1833 CFD Long 4500 4.2 CFD Long 1829 4.2252 CFD Short 31385 4.1599 CFD Short 10759 4.1855 CFD Short 3975 4.1856 CFD Short 15032 4.1906 (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 09 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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