RNS Number:5846N 
T&F Informa PLC 
15 June 2005 
 
For immediate release 
 
 
 
15 June 2005 
 
 
                                  T&F Informa 
 
                   Proposed $1.4bn (£768m) acquisition of IIR 
 
            Proposed 2 for 5 Rights Issue at 265p to raise £311m net 
 
 
T&F Informa plc ("T&F Informa") yesterday sent to shareholders a Circular 
(including a prospectus) regarding the proposed acquisition of IIR Holdings 
Limited ("IIR") and the proposed Rights Issue. 
 
 
Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock 
Exchange for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to 
be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed 
securities.  An expected timetable of principal events is set out on page 2 
 
 
Copies of this Circular are available for inspection at the UK Listing 
Authority's Document Viewing Facility situated at the Financial Services 
Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS, telephone 020 
7066 1000. 
 
 
Approval will be sought for the acquisition and rights issue at the time of T&F 
Informa's extraordinary general meeting to be held on 30 June 2005 at 11:00am at 
the offices of CMS Cameron McKenna, Mitre House, 160 Aldersgate Street, London 
EC1A 4DD. 
 
 
For further information please contact: 
 
 
T&F Informa             +44 20 7017 4302 
Peter Rigby 
David Gilbertson 
Anthony Foye 
 
Greenhill               +44 20 7440 0400 
Financial adviser 
Simon Borrows 
Peter Bell 
Greg Miller 
 
Hoare Govett            +44 20 7678 8000 
Broker 
Sara Hale 
Caroline Griffiths 
John Fishley 
 
Financial Dynamics      +44 20 7831 3113 
Press Relations 
Tim Spratt 
Charles Palmer 
 
 
The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain 
jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in such 
jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributed 
should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions. 
 
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE, OR FORM PART OF, AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE 
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SUBSCRIBE FOR OR BUY ANY SECURITIES, NOR THE 
SOLICITATION OF ANY VOTE OR APPROVAL IN 
ANY JURISDICTION, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE, ISSUE OR TRANSFER OF THE 
SECURITIES REFERRED TO IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION IN CONTRAVENTION 
OF APPLICABLE LAW. 
 
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSMISSION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE 
UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OR IRELAND OR THE REPUBLIC OF 
SOUTH AFRICA 
 
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS (1) 
 
Record Date for the Rights Issue                        close of business on 27 June 2005 
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy      11.00 a.m. on 28 June 2005 
Extraordinary General Meeting                           11.00 a.m. on 30 June 2005 
Despatch of Provisional Allotment Letters (2)           30 June 2005 
(Qualifying non-CREST Shareholders only) 
Ordinary Shares commence trading ex-rights              8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2005 
Admission, dealings in new Ordinary Shares, nil paid,   8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2005 
commence on the London Stock Exchange 
Nil Paid Rights and Fully Paid Rights enabled in CREST  after 8 a.m. on 1 July 2005 
as soon as practicable (2) 
Recommended latest time and date for requesting         4.30 p.m. on 18 July 2005 
withdrawal of Nil Paid Rights or Fully Paid Rights from 
CREST 
Latest time and date for depositing renounced           3.00 p.m. on 19 July 2005 
Provisional Allotment Letters, nil or fully paid, into 
CREST or for dematerialising Nil Paid Rights or Fully 
Paid Rights into a CREST stock account 
Latest time and date for splitting Provisional          3.00 p.m. on 20 July 2005 
Allotment Letters, nil or fully paid 
Latest time and date for acceptance and payment in full 11.00 a.m. on 22 July 2005 
and registration of renunciation 
Dealings in New Ordinary Shares expected to commence,   8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2005 
fully paid 
New Ordinary Shares credited to CREST stock accounts    8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2005 
Despatch of share certificates for new Ordinary Shares  by 2 August 2005 
in certificated form 
 
 
 
 
(1) Certain terms referred to in this timetable are defined in the Circular. 
 
(2) This does not apply to Overseas Shareholders as further described in the 
Circular. 
 
 
 
 
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