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               13 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       9,836,727       4.04%      346,151      0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,146,404       0.47%      644,408      0.26%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             10,983,131       4.51%      990,559      0.41%

(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      7,851                6.0121
Purchase      1,100                6.0110
Purchase      18,400               6.0069
Purchase      2,135                5.9659
Purchase      71,540               6.0167
Purchase      4,328                6.0700
Purchase      9,682                6.0411
Purchase      1,193                6.0700
Sale          8,901                6.0878
Sale          9                    6.0744
Sale          39,345               6.0381
Sale          5,151                6.0785
Sale          5,874                5.9800
Sale          5,612                6.0918
Sale          6,801                5.9959
Sale          823                  6.0700

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5874          5.98
CFD            Long          6801          5.9959
CFD            Long          15276         6.0024
CFD            Long          39345         6.0381
CFD            Long          3457          6.0713
CFD            Long          9             6.0744
CFD            Long          5151          6.0785
CFD            Long          8901          6.0878
CFD            Long          5612          6.0918
CFD            Short         2135          5.9658
CFD            Short         18400         6.0069
CFD            Short         1100          6.011
CFD            Short         7851          6.012
CFD            Short         71540         6.0167
CFD            Short         5353          6.0284
CFD            Short         9682          6.041

(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                         16 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