Scheme of arrangement

Scheme of arrangement

PRESS RELEASE

May 29th 2014

Informa plc

Return of Headquarters to the UK

Court Sanction of Scheme of Arrangement

Informa plc ("Informa") announces that the Jersey Court has today made an order sanctioning the Scheme of Arrangement (the "Scheme") pursuant to which New Informa will become the parent company of the Informa Group. The Scheme is expected to become effective tomorrow.

Upon the Scheme becoming effective, Informa Shareholders will receive one New Informa Share for every Informa Share held by them at the Scheme Record Time.

Informa has requested that the listing of the existing Informa Shares on the premium segment of the Official List be cancelled and that the existing Informa Shares cease to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities with effect from 8.00 a.m. tomorrow. Admission of the New Informa Shares to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities is expected to take place no later than 8.00 a.m. tomorrow.

The next English Court hearing, to be held on 4 June 2014, will be to confirm the New Informa Reduction of Capital. The New Informa Reduction of Capital is expected to become effective on 5 June 2014.

Capitalised terms used but not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Circular published by Informa on 15 April 2014.

Barclays is acting as sponsor in relation to New Informa's application for listing and Corporate Broker to Informa and New Informa. Barclays is acting for Informa and New Informa and no one else in connection with the Scheme and will not be responsible to anyone other than Informa and New Informa for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the proposals or the contents of this announcement.

Enquiries
Informa plc
Rupert Hopley, Company Secretary	+41 (0) 41 444 1345
Richard Menzies-Gow, Investor Relations	[phone]
Barclays
Jim Renwick and Tom Boardman	[phone]

Important Notice

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN INVITATION OR OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN INVITATION OR OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITY. NONE OF THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL BE SOLD, ISSUED, SUBSCRIBED FOR, PURCHASED, EXCHANGED OR TRANSFERRED IN ANY JURISDICTION IN CONTRAVENTION OF APPLICABLE LAW.

This announcement does not constitute an offer for sale in the United States. The securities described have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, into the United States unless the securities are so registered or an exemption from the registration requirements is available.

This announcement is not a prospectus but an advertisement and investors should not acquire any New Informa Shares except on the basis of the information contained in the Prospectus. A copy of the Prospectus is available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM, at the registered offices of New Informa, Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, at the offices of Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ and on the Company's website: www.informa.com.

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