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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: 19 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: 6,300,697 0.76% 3,997,988 0.49%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
41,795 0.01% 4,033,402 0.49%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
TOTAL: 6,342,492 0.77% 8,031,390 0.97%

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 590,749 7.1384 GBP 7.0294 GBP
0.1p ordinary Sale 342,609 7.1798 GBP 7.0098 GBP
ADR Purchase 691 19.8900 USD 19.8900 USD
ADR Sale 691 19.8900 USD 19.8900 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 CFD Long 91 7.1798 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 300 7.1746 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 372 7.1515 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 467 7.0340 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 566 7.0098 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 591 7.0930 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 1,198 7.0975 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 1,382 7.0953 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 2,808 7.0788 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 3,431 7.0900 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 5,213 7.0791 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 6,548 7.1099 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 17,400 7.1021 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 17,489 7.0907 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 24,287 7.1247 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 31,186 7.0938 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Long 52,635 7.0636 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Long 52,786 7.0918 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 71 7.1363 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 115 7.0446 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 155 7.0301 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 243 7.0294 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 450 7.0445 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 564 7.1406 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 698 7.0471 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 724 7.0712 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 2,151 7.0992 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 2,277 7.0951 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 3,089 7.1110 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 3,571 7.0707 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 9,149 7.1065 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 11,344 7.0185 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 16,445 7.1106 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 18,109 7.0962 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 34,468 7.1270 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 52,685 7.0484 GBP
0.1p ordinary CFD Short 116,879 7.0977 GBP
0.1p ordinary SWAP Short 122,753 7.0515 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: 22 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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