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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 UBM 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? INFORMA 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: 11.25p ordinary
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 1,905,029 0.48% 3,807,507 0.97%
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
722,970 0.18% 1,103,586 0.28%
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options)
and agreements to purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4)
TOTAL: 2,627,999 0.67% 4,911,093 1.25%

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
11.25p ordinary Purchase 598,223 9.0651 GBP 8.6439 GBP
11.25p ordinary Sale 2,547,310 9.0898 GBP 8.6853 GBP

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of Product Nature of dealing Number of Price per
relevant description reference unit
security securities
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 1 9.0907 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 1 9.1240 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 2 9.0748 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 4 8.9972 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 5 9.0885 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 259 8.7801 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 280 8.7521 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 330 8.7589 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 393 8.7583 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 406 8.8343 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 568 8.7519 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 798 8.8337 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,187 8.7728 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 1,255 8.8345 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Long 1,650 8.8154 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,364 8.7673 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,556 8.8713 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,677 8.7452 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,849 8.8570 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,906 8.8857 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 2,975 8.7723 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,094 8.7634 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,176 8.7668 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 3,763 8.7517 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Long 3,811 8.8862 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 4,149 9.0237 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 4,197 9.0241 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 4,505 8.7457 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 4,633 8.7669 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 4,781 8.8240 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 4,903 8.7631 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 5,232 8.8918 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 5,276 8.7455 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 5,414 8.7204 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 5,922 8.8098 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 6,153 8.7629 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 7,015 8.7722 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 7,544 8.7228 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 11,594 8.8702 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Long 12,396 8.7202 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 13,169 8.7515 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 14,179 8.7720 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 22,411 8.8805 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Long 25,000 8.8039 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 25,006 8.7230 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Long 30,407 8.8508 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Long 47,487 8.8643 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Long 50,000 8.8079 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 88,269 8.7100 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Long 176,203 8.7976 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 176,203 8.7976 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 180,342 8.8115 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 191,943 8.7990 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 267,931 8.7893 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 435,263 8.7536 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Long 606,022 8.7537 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Short 15 8.7100 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Short 200 8.8059 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 499 8.7457 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Short 500 8.7821 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 529 8.7807 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 998 8.6757 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 999 8.6307 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 1,000 8.7957 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 1,890 8.7896 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 2,304 8.7752 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Short 3,147 8.9050 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 6,161 8.7620 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 7,407 8.7071 GBP
11.25p ordinary SWAP Short 13,040 8.8512 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 15,291 8.8177 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 15,812 8.7445 GBP
11.25p ordinary CFD Short 24,774 9.0619 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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