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RNS Number : 2653D
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
29 January 2018 
 
FORM 8.5 Replacement 
 
The Form 8.5 Informa PLC announcement released on 26/01/2018 under RNS No
0568D 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:                                                         25/01/2018                     
 (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:  
 
 
25/01/2018 
 
 (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    1,548,533                   6.926 GBP       6.858 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Sale        1,360,575                   6.928 GBP       6.856 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                Short                                         10,299                          6.878 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         95                              6.919 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         418                             6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         10,127                          6.883 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         2,452                           6.878 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         15,481                          6.884 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         1,517                           6.872 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         4,464                           6.887 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         8                               6.919 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         173                             6.875 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         763                             6.876 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         204,245                         6.878 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         44,034                          6.882 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         1,358                           6.875 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         783                             6.875 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         2,545                           6.886 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         221                             6.875 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         265                             6.878 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         53,875                          6.884 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         83,483                          6.884 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         4,784                           6.867 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         68,536                          6.891 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         1,121                           6.858 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         1,927                           6.905 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         76                              6.875 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          27                              6.902 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          6433                            6.863 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1345                            6.863 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          24696                           6.858 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          275                             6.884 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          19484                           6.891 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3472                            6.869 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          994                             6.9 GBP         
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          912                             6.863 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          153                             6.868 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          50291                           6.883 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1605                            6.9 GBP         
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          8155                            6.876 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          776                             6.858 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          10299                           6.863 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          14148                           6.876 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          83483                           6.883 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          428                             6.9 GBP         
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          29128                           6.887 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          2298                            6.876 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1795                            6.876 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          202                             6.858 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          4245                            6.858 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          14389                           6.891 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          89                              6.857 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          4152                            6.885 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          310                             6.888 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          323                             6.863 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          799                             6.876 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          7372                            6.892 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1076                            6.891 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1900                            6.89 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          162                             6.886 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          4464                            6.863 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          95                              6.916 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3087                            6.868 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         329,496                         6.888 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         142,648                         6.888 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:  29/01/2018       
 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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