TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Informa Plc |
| 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | N/A |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 29 February 2012 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 01 March 2012 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | L&G (From 4% to 3%) |
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE | |
| Ordinary GBP 0.001 |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights |
| 27,314,913 (as on 22/06/2011) | |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| Number of shares | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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24,058,705
| 24,058,705 |
| 3.99% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise/ Conversion Period |
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| Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date |
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| Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
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% of voting rights
| Nominal | Delta |
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Total (A+B+C)
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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24,058,705
| 3.99% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) |
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| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) |
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| Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) |
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Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 24,058,705 - 3.99%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) |
| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |
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| Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) |
Proxy Voting:
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
| 13. Additional information: | Notification using the total voting rights figure of 602,643,175 |
| 14. Contact name: | Paul Toon (LGIM) |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 020 3124 3854 |
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
| Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
| INFORMA PLC |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX |
| Phone number & email
| 020 7017 4314 Emily.martin@informa.com |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| Emily Martin Interim Deputy Company Secretary |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
| Full name |
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| Contact address |
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| Phone number & email |
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| Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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C: Additional information
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