Interim Management Statement

Interim Management Statement

28 April 2010

Informa plc

Interim Management Statement

Informa plc, the global business information specialist, confirms that there has been no material change in trading conditions since the 2009 Results Announcement in March. Management expectations for the full year remain in line.

Overall, we are pleased with the start to the year particularly when set against a background of continued financial uncertainty in many of the principal global economies.

Academic Information. We have made a good start with book sales ahead of last year, benefitting from some one-off deals. Our subscription journal renewal is in line with previous years. Across the division, we anticipate some organic revenue growth for the full year over 2009.

Professional and Commercial Information. Trends in the financial services sector continue with late cycle impacts across a number of our subscription products. We are experiencing a better performance across our health care and pharma businesses which when combined with cost savings implemented in 2009 across the whole division leave us well placed for the full year.

Events and Training. We are seeing signs of recovery in some of our conference businesses with an increase in delegate numbers and sponsorship income. Exhibitions have started well, led by Arab Health, but we anticipate a decline across our real estate shows later in the year. Training budgets which tend to correlate with stronger employment statistics remain weak, particularly in the US. We have run fewer events over the past three months than we did over the comparable period in 2009 but are no longer further reducing output. Across the entire events portfolio our outlook for the full year remains unchanged.

Our overall financial position remains strong and we anticipate that we will be able to maintain the operating margins achieved last year.

Enquiries

Informa plc
Adam Walker, Finance Director	[phone]
James Gareh, Investor Relations	[phone]
Maitland	[phone]
George Trefgarne
Rebecca Mitchell

Investors and Analysts

There will be a conference call today for analysts and investors at 08.30am hosted by Adam Walker, Finance Director. Dial in telephone number + 44 (0)20 7906 8567. There is no pin code but callers should quote Informa analyst call.

Note to editors

Informa provides specialist, high value information to the principal global sectors via Publishing, Events and Training. At the heart of every Informa product and service is research-based, proprietary information for a targeted, expert audience. Informa publishes approximately 2,100 subscription based products and services delivered electronically and in hardcopy, and 55,000 books. Each year Informa produces approximately 8000 events around the world, powered by a marketing database of over 20 million contacts. It has an extensive portfolio of brands including Lloyd's List, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, IIR, IBC, AchieveGlobal, ESI and Euroforum. Informa operates in 80 countries and employs approximately 8,000 people.

Cautionary Statements

This preliminary announcement contains forward looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risk and uncertainties and actual results and events could differ materially from those currently being anticipated as reflected in such forward looking statements. The terms 'expect', 'should be', 'will be' and similar expressions identify forward looking statements. Factors which may cause future outcomes to differ from those foreseen in forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: general economic conditions and business conditions in Informa's markets; exchange rate fluctuations, customers' acceptance of its products and services; the actions of competitors; legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments; changes in law and legal interpretation affecting Informa's intellectual property rights and internet communications; and the impact of technological change. These forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this announcement. Except as required by any applicable law or regulation, the Group expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained in this document to reflect any change in the Group's expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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