Informa Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008
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Informa provides specialist, high value information to the principal global sectors via Publishing, Events and Performance Improvement. At the heart of every Informa product and service is research-based, proprietary information for a targeted, expert audience.

Informa publishes approximately 2,500 subscription based products and services delivered electronically and in hardcopy, and 45,000 books. Each year Informa produces over 11,000 events around the world, powered by a marketing database of over 20 million contacts. It has an extensive portfolio of brands including Lloyd's List, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, IIR, IBC, AchieveGlobal, ESI and Euroforum. Informa operates in 80 countries and employs approximately 9,000 people.

Chairman's Statement

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I am delighted to report on another successful year at Informa in 2008. Our revenue and adjusted operating profits grew by 13% and17% respectively over 2007 with the benefit of currency translation. Read more...

Your Dividend

10.0p
Total dividend

6.1p
Interim dividend

3.9p
Final dividend

Academic & Scientific


Revenue £391.9m

Professional


Revenue £426.3m

Commercial


Revenue £459.8m

Financial Highlights

Revenue by Type

Graph: Revenue by Type
  • Events34%
  • Performance Improvement18%
  • Copy sales15%
  • Subscriptions30%
  • Advertising3%

Revenue by Geography

Graph: Revenue by Geography
  • United Kingdom13%
  • North America36%
  • Continental Europe30%
  • Rest of the World21%

Revenue by Sector

Graph: Revenue by Sector
  • Health & Pharmaceutical20%
  • Finance & Management15%
  • Humanities & Social     Sciences28%
  • Science & Technology 16%
  • Other21%