Rule 8.3 - UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA

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              UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.338068
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               11 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       9,880,957       4.06%      414,241      0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,265,612       0.52%      787,112      0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             11,146,569       4.58%    1,201,353      0.49%

(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      5,715                5.8700
Purchase      16,000               5.9328
Purchase      12,114               5.8780
Purchase      24,183               5.9343
Purchase      2,504                5.8700
Purchase      570                  5.8934
Sale          41,439               5.9835
Sale          751                  6.1000
Sale          23,034               5.9766
Sale          1,001                6.0845
Sale          4,923                5.8838
Sale          2,123                6.0664
Sale          65,901               5.9964
Sale          333                  6.1000
Sale          414                  5.9642
Sale          233                  6.1000
Sale          1,000                5.9000

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1663          5.8712
CFD            Long          4923          5.8837
CFD            Long          1000          5.9
CFD            Long          414           5.9641
CFD            Long          23034         5.9765
CFD            Long          41439         5.9834
CFD            Long          65901         5.9963
CFD            Long          2123          6.0664
CFD            Long          1001          6.0844
CFD            Short         12114         5.8779
CFD            Short         570           5.8933
CFD            Short         14150         5.9249
CFD            Short         16000         5.9328
CFD            Short         24183         5.9342
CFD            Short         11253         5.947

(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                         12 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