REG-Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. Form 8.3 - Informa plc - Ordinary shares

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30/05/2018 13:50

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Form 8.3 - Informa plc - Ordinary shares



FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                               Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (“Dimensional”), in its capacity as         
                                                                                investment manager and on behalf its affiliates who are also          
                                                                                investment managers. Dimensional and its affiliates expressly         
                                                                                disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares described in this form    
                                                                                8.3                                                                   
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions                                                                                             
      disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                                                                                              
 
                                                                                                                                                    
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For                                                                                      
 a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                                                                                    
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant                 Informa plc                                                                
      securities this form relates:                                        
                                                                          
 
                                                                         (GB00BMJ6DW54)                                                             
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                                                                         
 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree,                                                                                     
      state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:                                                                                             
 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                29 May 2018                                                                
 
                                                                                                                                                    
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest                                                                                                 
 practicable date prior to the disclosure                                                                                                             
 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser            YES                                                                        
      making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?       
                                                                          
 
                                                                         If YES, specify which:                                                     
 If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”                 
                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                           
                                                                          
                                                                           UBM plc                                                                    
                                                                           
                                                                          
                                                                           (JE00BD9WR069)                                                             


2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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(c), 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:                                            0.1p Ordinary Shares                                 
                                                                        Interests                    Short positions         
                                                                        Number            %          Number          %       
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                       2,133,593*        0.26                               
 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                                               
 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements                                                            
      to purchase/sell:                                                                                                      
 TOTAL:                                                                 2,133,593         0.26                               


*Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. and / or its affiliates do not 
control voting discretion for 7,720 shares.

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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant 
securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), 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 security      Purchase/sale      Number of securities      Price per unit  
 Ordinary shares                 Purchase           6,038                     GBP 7.6645      


(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of relevant security      Product description      Nature of dealing                                                      Number of reference securities      Price per unit  
                                 
                        
                                                                                                                          
                                 e.g. CFD                 e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing                                                            
                                                          a long/short position                                                                                                      


(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                               Expiry date      Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                          e.g. American, European etc.                                                              


(ii) Exercise
 Class of relevant security      Product description      Exercising/ exercised against      Number of securities      Exercise price per unit  
                                 
                                                                                                              
                                 e.g. call option                                                                                               


(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                                                    


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 person 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”                                               


(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to 
options or derivatives
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or        
      informal, between the person 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”                                             


(c) Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?      NO  

 Date of disclosure:      30 May 2018    
 Contact name:            Thomas Hone    
 Telephone number:        020 3033 3419  


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a 
Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover 
Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk (mailto:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk) . 
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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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