RNS Number:6027O 
T&F Informa PLC 
07 July 2005 
 
For immediate release 
 
7 July 2005 
 
                                  T&F Informa 
 
 
                Completion of $1.4bn (£768m) acquisition of IIR 
 
 
            Proposed 2 for 5 Rights Issue at 265p to raise £311m net 
 
 
 
Further to the announcement of receipt of shareholder approval on 30 June 2005, 
and following receipt of certain regulatory approvals, T&F Informa plc ("T&F 
Informa") announces the completion of the acquisition of IIR Holdings Limited  
("IIR"). 
 
T&F Informa also announces that in connection with the acquisition of IIR, the 
Board has carefully reviewed the enlarged Group's brand strategy and has decided 
to change the Group's corporate identity to Informa plc. At the operational 
level, the Group will retain its many strong and established brands and imprints 
including Taylor & Francis and IIR.  A resolution for the change of name from 
T&F Informa plc to Informa plc will be proposed at an extraordinary general 
meeting to be convened shortly. 
 
 
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 
Tim Spratt 
Charles Palmer 
 
 
 
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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 INCONTRAVENTION 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) 
 
Recommended latest time and date for                  4.30 p.m. on 18 July 2005 
requesting 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               11.00 a.m. on 22 July 2005 
payment in full and registration of 
renunciation 
 
Dealings in New Ordinary Shares expected to           8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2005 
 commence, fully paid 
 
New Ordinary Shares credited to CREST stock           8.00 a.m. on 25 July 2005 
 accounts 
Despatch of share certificates for new                by 2 August 2005 
 Ordinary Shares in certificated form 
 
 
 
(1) Certain terms referred to in this timetable are defined in the Circular sent 
to shareholders on 14 June 2005 
 
 
 
 
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