Directorate Change

Informa PLC
27 November 2007



27 November 2007


                                  Informa plc

                               Board Appointment



Informa plc announces that Dr Brendan O'Neill has been appointed a Director of
the Company with effect from 1 January 2008. He will be an independent
Non-Executive Director.

Dr O'Neill is a Non-Executive Director of Aegis Group plc, Tyco International
Inc, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc and of Endurance Speciality Holdings Limited, a
Bermudan-based insurance company. He is also currently a Non-Executive Director
of The Rank Group plc but will step down from that position on 31 December 2007.

From 1999 to 2003 he was Chief Executive of ICI plc. Prior to joining ICI in
1998 he was an Executive Director of Guinness plc with responsibility for the
Guinness Group's worldwide business brewing interests. He also held the position
of Non-Executive Director of Emap plc from 1992 to 2002.

Commenting on his appointment, Peter Rigby, Chairman of Informa, said:

'I am delighted that Brendan has agreed to join the Board. He brings a wealth of
business experience and knowledge with him and I believe that he will be a
considerable addition to our Board.'

There are no other matters relating to the appointment of Dr O'Neill that need
to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.



Enquiries: Peter Rigby - Chairman
           David Gilbertson - Chief Executive
           John Burton - Company Secretary
           Tel: [phone]


           William Clutterbuck
           Emma Burdett
           Rebecca Mitchell
           Maitland
           Tel: [phone]







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