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FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ('RI') STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code')

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader: BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose INFORMA PLC
relevant securities this form relates:
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt INFORMA PLC
principal trader is connected
(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 17 January 2018
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal YES:
trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? UBM PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security: 0.1p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 6,425,250 0.78% 4,027,704 0.49%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
67,261 0.01% 3,568,808 0.43%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 6,492,511 0.79% 7,596,512 0.92%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant Purchase/sale Total number of Highest price per unit Lowest price per unit
security securities paid/received paid/received
0.1p ordinary Purchase 1,967,369 7.1106 GBP 6.764 GBP
0.1p ordinary Sale 1,702,087 7.0482 GBP 6.8 GBP
ADR Purchase 4,903 19.6678 USD 19.6023 USD
ADR Sale 4,903 19.6678 USD 19.6023 USD

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 27 6.9366 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 60 6.9460 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 163 6.9930 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 205 6.8273 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 264 6.8793 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 396 6.9673 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 604 6.7653 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 872 7.0256 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 875 7.0223 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 916 6.9273 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 1,000 6.9753 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 1,246 7.0316 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 4,400 7.0472 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 6,973 7.0494 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 8,022 6.8278 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 9,476 7.0914 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 11,747 7.0919 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 15,673 6.8891 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 17,124 6.8275 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 17,545 7.0500 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 22,435 6.9365 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 31,464 6.8733 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 68,812 6.8130 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 246,700 7.0354 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 257,385 6.9510 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 279,753 6.8894 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 342 7.0326 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 501 6.8086 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 920 6.9586 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 974 6.7826 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 1,069 6.8006 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 1,506 6.8558 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 1,792 6.8135 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 5,006 7.0228 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 7,573 7.0363 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 14,469 7.0383 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 15,620 6.8711 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 17,642 6.8567 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 23,962 6.9698 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 28,876 6.9815 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 31,899 7.0372 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 32,931 6.8479 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 46,433 6.9639 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 66,924 7.0370 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 87,300 6.9652 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 112,933 6.9628 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 128,472 6.8704 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 194,000 6.9226 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 222,998 7.1106 GBP

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type

e.g. American, European etc.

 Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

 Exercising/ exercised against Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

 Details Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

None

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? NO
Date of disclosure: 18 Jan 2018
Contact name: Jay Supaya
Telephone number: 020 7773 0635

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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