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RNS Number : 8391D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
02 February 2018 
 
FORM 8.5 Replacement 
 
The Form 8.5 Informa PLC announcement released on 29/01/2018 under RNS No
1892D has been amended. 
 
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*). 
 
The full amended text is shown below. 
 
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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                                     Informa PLC                    
 relevant securities this form relates:                                                                               
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                         
 (c)  Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:  Informa PLC                    
 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:                                                         26/01/2018                     
 (e)  In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the                                 YES                            
 exempt principal trader making disclosures in                                         If YES, specify which:         
 respect of any other party to this offer?                                             (UBM PLC)                      
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                                            
 
 
(c) 
 
Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is
connected: 
 
Informa PLC 
 
 (d)  Date dealing undertaken:  
 
 
26/01/2018 
 
 (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/  Total number of securities  Highest price   Lowest price    
                             sales                                   per unit        per unit        
                                                                     paid/received   paid/received   
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Purchase    723,811                     6.902 GBP       6.818 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Sale        607,212                     6.912 GBP       6.816 GBP       
 
 
 (b)  Cash-settled derivative transactions  
 
 
 Class of                      Product description  Nature of dealing                             Number of reference securities  Price per unit  
 relevant security             e.g. CFD             e.g. opening/closing a                                                                        
                                                    long/short position, increasing/reducing a                                                    
                                                    long/short position                                                                           
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          396                             6.869 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          5,318                           6.841 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          28,498                          6.862 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3,252                           6.857 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          12,328                          6.87 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          9,451                           6.838 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3,042                           6.857 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          5,966                           6.845 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          10,349                          6.845 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,313                           6.845 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          23,774                          6.891 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          7,484                           6.891 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          373                             6.857 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          45,951                          6.87 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          15,093                          6.842 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          584                             6.845 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,320                           6.842 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          15,697                          6.842 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,002                           6.869 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1                               6.911 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          630                             6.868 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          497                             6.911 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          694                             6.838 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          5,441                           6.867 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          313                             6.857 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          44                              6.857 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          5,234                           6.842 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,681                           6.845 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          34,691                          6.891 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3,509                           6.864 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          763                             6.857 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         35,414                          6.85 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         1,002                           6.842 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         800                             6.841 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         27                              6.866 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         500                             6.849 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         11,125                          6.869 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         497                             6.863 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         50,291                          6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         45,951                          6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         11,580                          6.841 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         120,620                         6.884 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         786                             6.841 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         867                             6.849 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         2                               6.828 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         670                             6.862 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         140                             6.849 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         22                              6.828 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         136                             6.841 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         49                              6.849 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         110                             6.849 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         15,697                          6.85 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         14,125                          6.868 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         38,635                          6.85 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         5,234                           6.85 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         1,026                           6.832 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         164                             6.828 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         1                               6.891 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         58,464                          6.891 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          1                               6.891 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         65,948                          6.891 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         1                               6.891 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         7,484                           6.891 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          65,948                          6.891 GBP       
 
 
 (c)  Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)  
 
 
 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying  
 
 
 Class               Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number                               Exercise   Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
 of                                                                                                    of                                   price      e.g. American, European etc.                                                      
 relevant security                                                                                     securities to which option relates   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  Exercising/  Number of    Exercise Price per   
                             e.g. call option     exercised    securities   unit                 
                                                  against                                        
 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               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                             e.g. subscription, conversion                                            
 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:  02/02/2018       
 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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