2004: Taylor & Francis Merger
Informa merged with Taylor & Francis plc in May 2004 through a Scheme of Arrangement.
Under the terms of the merger, Informa shareholders retained their shares in the company and Taylor & Francis shareholders received 17 Informa shares for every 10 Taylor & Francis shares held. The terms of the merger also placed a value of £509 million on the entire issued share capital of Taylor & Francis.
The merger was announced on 2 March 2004 and completed on 10 May 2004. A total of 146, 329,938 Informa shares were issued to Taylor & Francis shareholders.
Completion of Merger (pdf) [84kb]
Confirmation of Scheme (pdf) [69kb]
Scheme of Arrangement (pdf) [586kb]