RNS Number:9792M 
T&F Informa PLC 
1 June 2005 
 
 
1 June 2005 
 
                                T&F Informa plc 
 
  Proposed £768 million acquisition of IIR extends T&F Informa's multi-format 
                approach to provision of specialist information 
 
        Proposed 2 for 5 Rights Issue at 265p to raise £311 million net 
 
T&F Informa plc ("T&F Informa"), the international specialist information 
provider, announces the proposed acquisition of IIR Holdings Limited ("IIR") for 
cash consideration of US$1.4 billion (£768 million). 
 
-                    Highly complementary acquisition, adding significantly to T 
&F Informa's events business, providing immediate critical mass in the 
customised performance improvement market, substantially expanding T&F Informa's 
existing North American presence and further extending its geographic reach into 
emerging economies 
 
-                    IIR organises events including conferences, seminars and 
exhibitions and through its performance improvement business provides 
performance analysis, diagnostics and customised training services to corporates 
and governments 
 
-        over 1,400 conferences per year worldwide 
 
-        US-based performance improvement services to approximately half the 
Fortune 500 and a broad cross-section of US Government departments 
 
-                    Recent strong growth by IIR with revenue in the year to 31 
December 2004 of $572.6 million (£312.9 million) up 20.2% (including a 5 month 
contribution from the acquisition in 2004 of Robbins-Gioia of $42.5 million 
(£23.2 million)) and EBITA of $87.8 million (£48.0 million) up 105.3% (including 
a 5 month contribution of $7.0 million (£3.8 million) from Robbins-Gioia). 
Further good revenue growth expected in current year and beyond(1)(1) 
 
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