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RNS Number : 3814E
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
08 February 2018 
 
FORM 8.5 Replacement 
 
The Form 8.5 Informa PLC announcement released on 05/02/2018 under RNS No
9163D 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:                                                         02/02/2018                     
 (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:  
 
 
02/02/2018 
 
 (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    * 770,870                   6.902 GBP       6.844 GBP       
 *Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Sale        * 1,044,559                 6.906 GBP       6.846 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                                         27,006                          6.87 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         21,701                          6.872 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         7,413                           6.872 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         63,023                          6.87 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         4,908                           6.868 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         103                             6.888 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         9,181                           6.875 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         3,804                           6.886 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         5,217                           6.858 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         15,443                          6.861 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         441                             6.853 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         887                             6.877 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         3,608                           6.861 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         682                             6.889 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         57,033                          6.872 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         38,261                          6.874 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         106                             6.868 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         733                             6.883 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Short                                         17,060                          6.884 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          63,023                          6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          55,292                          6.868 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,273                           6.864 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          2,388                           6.864 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,926                           6.869 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3,000                           6.875 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          13,000                          6.874 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          17,531                          6.874 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,583                           6.873 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          4,908                           6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          842                             6.862 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          17,765                          6.863 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          12,229                          6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3,804                           6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          7,356                           6.873 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          546                             6.89 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3,929                           6.862 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          14,585                          6.864 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          2                               6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          21,701                          6.872 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          9,475                           6.872 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          6,586                           6.862 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          733                             6.903 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          76                              6.861 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,614                           6.883 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          3,964                           6.868 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          830                             6.864 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,078                           6.862 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          8,703                           6.864 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          373                             6.861 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          14,336                          6.86 GBP        
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          17,060                          6.884 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          61,082                          6.869 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          2,000                           6.875 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          375                             6.862 GBP       
 Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54    Swaps                Long                                          1,865                           6.864 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          1,997                           6.884 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         1,997                           6.884 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          4,841                           6.888 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          1,997                           6.889 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          35,206                          6.889 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          116,319                         6.889 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          665                             6.889 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          3,607                           6.889 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          9,996                           6.889 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          73,353                          6.889 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Short                                         1,997                           6.884 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          47,670                          6.889 GBP       
 * Common - ISIN GB00BMJ6DW54  Swaps                Long                                          46,767                          6.889 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:  08/02/2018       
 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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