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T&F Informa PLC 
10 May 2004 
 
 
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                                OR UNITED STATES 
 
                                  10 May 2004 
 
                     Merger of Informa and Taylor & Francis 
 
 
Completion of Merger, change of name to T&F Informa and commencement of dealings 
in new T&F Informa Shares 
 
 
The boards of Informa and Taylor & Francis are pleased to announce that the 
Taylor & Francis Scheme of Arrangement required to effect the Merger between 
Informa and Taylor & Francis became effective today and the Merger has 
completed. 
 
Commenting on the completion of the Merger, David Smith, Chairman of T&F 
Informa, said: 
 
"We have had strong support from shareholders for this merger and today marks 
the beginning of T&F Informa.  The Enlarged Group will provide a strong platform 
from which to expand existing revenue streams, better capitalise on market 
opportunities and deliver growth to our shareholders in a wider range of 
economic conditions." 
 
Peter Rigby, Chief Executive of T&F Informa, commented: 
 
"We are looking forward to building an exciting new force in specialist 
information, utilising a wide range of media. The Group has the clear potential 
to become a major industry player over the next few years." 
 
 
As a result of the Merger, 146,329,938 new T&F Informa shares have been issued 
to former Taylor & Francis Shareholders.  As of today, 298,340,260 ordinary 
shares of 10p each are in issue. 
 
 
Dealings in the new T&F Informa Shares issued to Taylor & Francis Shareholders 
are expected to commence on the London Stock Exchange at 8:00 a.m. today.  The 
designation of T&F Informa has changed to TFI as a result of the change in name 
to T&F Informa.  The last day of dealings in Taylor & Francis Shares was 7 May 
2004. 
 
 
Any Taylor & Francis Shareholder who has any queries in relation to the above 
should contact their financial adviser or Taylor & Francis' registrars, Capita 
Registrars. 
 
 
 
                                 Board Changes 
 
The board of T&F Informa plc announces the following board changes which took 
effect today upon the Merger becoming effective: 
 
James Wilkinson and Eric Barton have resigned from their positions; and David 
Smith, Anthony Foye, Don Cruickshank and Derek Mapp have been appointed as 
directors. 
 
Accordingly, the board of T&F Informa plc comprises the following directors: 
 
Name:                                       Role: 
 
David Smith                                 Chairman 
Peter Rigby                                 Chief Executive 
David Gilbertson                            Managing Director 
Anthony Foye                                Finance Director 
Richard Hooper*                             Non-executive Director 
Don Cruickshank                             Non-executive Director 
Sean Watson                                 Non-executive Director 
Derek Mapp                                  Non-executive Director 
 
 
 
* Senior non-executive director 
 
 
The T&F Informa board reflects the complementary skills and experience of the 
senior management of the two groups, who will each have clearly defined roles 
within the organisation. The combined management team has broad experience of 
successful acquisitions, business integration and organic growth delivery, both 
in the UK and internationally, across the academic, scientific, professional and 
commercial markets. 
 
Details of each of the above directors are contained in the Listing Particulars 
dated 19 March 2004, which were sent to both Informa Shareholders and Taylor & 
Francis Shareholders. 
 
The T&F Informa board is also currently seeking to appoint an additional 
independent non-executive director to the board to give a total of five 
non-executives. 
 
Terms used in this announcement have the same meaning as in the Listing 
Particulars dated 19 March 2004 which were sent to Informa Shareholders and 
Taylor & Francis Shareholders. 
 
Enquiries 
 
 
Informa                  +44 20 7017 4302         Taylor & Francis           +44 20 7583 9855 
Peter Rigby                                       David Smith 
David Gilbertson                                  Anthony Foye 
Jim Wilkinson 
 
Bell Pottinger           +44 20 7861 3232         Financial Dynamics         +44 20 7831 3113 
 
John Coles                                        Tim Spratt 
Zoe Sanders                                       Charles Palmer 
Capita Registrars        +44 20 8639 2157 
 
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