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Informa PLC M&A Activity 2018

Mar 14, 2018

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RNS Number : 7023H

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

14 March 2018

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

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

1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Informa PLC

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Informa PLC

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

13/03/2018

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the

exempt principal trader making disclosures in

respect of any other party to this offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(UBM PLC)

2. DEALINGS 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 2(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 security Purchases/

sales
Total number of securities Highest price

per unit

paid/received
Lowest price

per unit

paid/received
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Purchase 1,032,872 7.204 GBP 7.102 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Sale 994,195 7.204 GBP 7.1 GBP
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of

relevant security
Product description

e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a

long/short position, increasing/reducing a

long/short position
Number of reference securities Price per unit
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 746 7.145 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 61,999 7.146 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 5,034 7.157 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 31,340 7.14

GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 5,090 7.153 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 1,224 7.149 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 954 7.145 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 6,599 7.14

GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 105 7.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 2,433 7.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 3,499 7.145 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 8,903 7.146 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 4,702 7.146 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 16,090 7.158 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 327 7.114 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 7 7.148 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 181 7.148 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 394 7.145 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 33 7.14

GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 1,668 7.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 769 7.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 11,397 7.146 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 5,190 7.145 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 165 7.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 41,785 7.146 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 5,250 7.156 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 55,820 7.161 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 230 7.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 187,327 7.153 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 5,962 7.149 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 21,243 7.157 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 6,565 7.165 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Short 240 7.133 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 6,565 7.16

GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 1,260 7.167 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 753 7.124 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 4,077 7.142 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 6,978 7.152 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 6,962 7.173 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 4,211 7.177 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 3,375 7.177 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 99,880 7.134 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 769 7.174 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 2,433 7.156 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 51,984 7.155 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 3,318 7.167 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 16,090 7.152 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 187,262 7.153 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 1,508 7.143 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 5,612 7.131 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 1,668 7.132 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 2,008 7.177 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 4,114 7.167 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 1,136 7.16

GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 36,059 7.152 GBP
Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54 Swaps Long 4,888 7.149 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
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option
Exercising/

exercised

against
Number of

securities
Exercise Price per

unit
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(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)
N/A N/A N/A N/A
3. 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
Date of disclosure: 14/03/2018
Contact name: Harshini Gopa
Telephone number: +44207 996 3410

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

dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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