Completion of Acquisition

T&F Informa PLC
07 July 2005

For immediate release

7 July 2005

                                  T&F Informa


                Completion of $1.4bn (£768m) acquisition of IIR


            Proposed 2 for 5 Rights Issue at 265p to raise £311m net



Further to the announcement of receipt of shareholder approval on 30 June 2005,
and following receipt of certain regulatory approvals, T&F Informa plc ('T&F
Informa') announces the completion of the acquisition of IIR Holdings Limited 
('IIR').

T&F Informa also announces that in connection with the acquisition of IIR, the
Board has carefully reviewed the enlarged Group's brand strategy and has decided
to change the Group's corporate identity to Informa plc. At the operational
level, the Group will retain its many strong and established brands and imprints
including Taylor & Francis and IIR.  A resolution for the change of name from
T&F Informa plc to Informa plc will be proposed at an extraordinary general
meeting to be convened shortly.


For further information please contact:

T&F Informa             [phone]
Peter Rigby
David Gilbertson
Anthony Foye

Greenhill               [phone]
Financial adviser
Simon Borrows
Peter Bell
Greg Miller

Hoare Govett            [phone]
Broker
Sara Hale
Caroline Griffiths
John Fishley

Financial Dynamics      [phone]
Tim Spratt
Charles Palmer



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jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such
jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributed
should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE, OR FORM PART OF, AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR BUY ANY SECURITIES, NOR THE
SOLICITATION OF ANY VOTE OR APPROVAL IN ANY JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY
SALE, ISSUE OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN
ANY JURISDICTION INCONTRAVENTION OF APPLICABLE LAW.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE
UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OR IRELAND OR THE REPUBLIC OF
SOUTH AFRICA


EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS (1)

Recommended latest time and date for                  4.30 p.m. on 18 July 2005
requesting withdrawal of Nil Paid Rights or
Fully Paid Rights from CREST

Latest time and date for depositing renounced         3.00 p.m. on 19 July 2005
Provisional Allotment Letters, nil or fully paid,
 into CREST or for dematerialising Nil Paid
Rights or Fully Paid Rights into a CREST
 stock account

Latest time and date for splitting Provisional        3.00 p.m. on 20 July 2005
Allotment Letters, nil or fully paid

Latest time and date for acceptance and               11.00 a.m. on 22 July 2005
payment in full and registration of
renunciation

Dealings in New Ordinary Shares expected to           8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2005
 commence, fully paid

New Ordinary Shares credited to CREST stock           8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2005
 accounts
Despatch of share certificates for new                by 2 August 2005
 Ordinary Shares in certificated form



(1) Certain terms referred to in this timetable are defined in the Circular sent
to shareholders on 14 June 2005




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