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Businesses, professionals and academics Annual Report & Financial Statements 2010 worldwide turn to Informa for unparalleled knowledge, up-to-the minute information and highly specialist skills and services. Our ability to deliver high quality knowledge and services through multiple channels in dynamic and rapidly changing environments, makes our off er unique and extremely valuable to individuals and organisations. Highlights £1,226.5m £313.2m £276.4m 14.0p Revenue Adjusted operating profi t Adjusted profi t before tax Total dividend 2009: £1,221.7m 2009: £309.5m 2009: £261.3m 2009: 11.45p Financial Results Operational Results r Revenue of £1.23bn (2009: £1.22bn) with r 65% of publishing revenues from subscriptions organic revenue growth of 0.4%, despite action to remove subscale activities r 74% of publishing revenues fully digitised r Profi t increased – adjusted operating profi t up 1.2% r 76 events contributing more than £0.5m of to £313.2m (2009: £309.5m); organic growth of 1.8% revenue each, up 10% r Statutory profi t before tax of £125.0m r New product launches within PCI and up 29.5% (2009: £96.5m) expansion through geo-cloning r Earnings increased – adjusted diluted earnings r Record year for our largest event Arab Health per share up 1.5% to 34.8p (2009: 34.3p) Annual Report & Financial Statements 2010 r Margin increased – adjusted operating margin of 25.5% (2009: 25.3%) r Strong cash generation – free cash fl ow of £231.4m up 2.8% – adjusted cash conversion Gubelstrasse 11 102% (2009: 105%) CH-6300 Zug Switzerland r Strengthened balance sheet – net debt/EBITDA ratio of 2.3 times Telephone: 00 41 41 444 1344 Fax: 00 41 41 444 1355 reportThis on 350gsm printed and 150gsm Lumisilk Lumisilk r Dividend increased – second interim dividend of 9.50p giving a total 2010 dividend of 14.0p, up 22% (2009: 11.45p) INF2570 AR10 cover AW05.pdf 1 21/03/2011 17:33 Informa at a glance A selection of Informa Group websites Who we are Strong portfolio Informa was formed in December 1998 by the merger Since then, mergers with the Taylor The strong portfolio of products within the Informa of IBC Group plc and LLP (Lloyd’s of London Press). & Francis Group, a world-leading 8,000+ stable provides the Group with highly favourable Since then, the continual growth and vision of the academic publisher in 2004, plus employees valuation characteristics including: Company has been built around the supply of high the acquisition of IIR Holdings and quality, proprietary business-to-business knowledge Datamonitor in 2005 and 2007 r Excellent free cash generation r High operational gearing and cost fl exibility through some of the longest-standing brands in respectively, have built on our r High return on capital employed r Products which do and will continue to benefi t www.informa.com the world of publishing, conferences, exhibitions strategy to expand our business 150+ from technological advances and changing and training. through both acquisition and offi ces r Excellent quality of earnings - signifi cant consumer trends organic growth. subscription revenues with high renewal rates Although we are a relatively young Company, our bloodline dates back to 1734 when the fi rst issue of Today, Informa is a progressive and r High margins especially on data and Academic Information lloydslistintelligence.com futd.nl the maritime publication Lloyd’s List was fi rst pinned successful international business 40+ subscription products crcpress.com medtrack.com gaimasia.com to the wall of Edward Lloyd’s City of London coff ee shop. headquartered in Switzerland with countries Europaworld.com orbys.com huthwaite.com Today Lloyd’s List is still published daily and, along with many industry leading products garlandscience.com ovumkc.com ibcbrasil.com.br other products and services, provides information, and services in niche markets informaworld.com pharmaprojects.com ibcenergy.com analysis and knowledge for business decision makers around the world. psypress.com public-ledger.com ibcEuroforum.dk in the global shipping community. routledge.co.uk raj.co.uk ibclifesciences.com Successful history of growth and looking forward to 2011 taylorandfrancis.com scrip100.com iff -training.com taylorandfrancisgroup.com scripmag.com iir.at theblackbookofoutsourcing.com iir.com.au Informa has a strong track record of creating value In the Professional and Commercial Information Professional & Commercial verdict.co.uk iir.com.br from organic growth and acquisitions since its creation division, Informa is investing in platforms and Information iir.es in 1998, including its expansion through a combination distributions systems, restructuring or adding to our agra-net.com Events & Training iir.nl of organic and acquisition, both strategic and bolt on, existing sales teams and expanding geographically, What we do business-insights.com 3dtvworldforum.com iir.pl/iir led growth. These have included the merger with Taylor and will continue to do so in 2011. ceasc.com 3gconference.com iir-hungary.hu & Francis and the acquisitions of PJB Publications, IIR clinica.co.uk 3gworldcongress.com iir-italy.it Informa provides academics, businesses and Our professional and commercial information Holdings and Datamonitor. In the Events and Training division, Informa is intending datamonitor.com 4gcongress.com iirmd.com individuals with unparalleled knowledge, up-to-the businesses off er structured databases, subscription- to launch new trade shows and conferences in 2011, ebenchmarkers.com 4gevolution.com iirme.com minute information and highly specialist skills and based services, real-time news, research and business- In the Academic Information division, digital delivery is build on its market-leading positions in Middle East i-law.com abudhabiyachtshow.com iirusa.com services. With around 8,000 employees working in critical information creating business advantage. increasingly important for both books and journals and and within the Healthcare sector, as well as expand into infoline-uk.com achieveglobal.com informa.com.au some 150 offi ces in over 40 countries, our global Informa is working hard to remain delivery platform key geographies within the Far East and Latin America. informacargo.com adamsmithconferences.com informaglobalevents.com reach and breadth of off er is unique. We are the largest publicly-owned organiser neutral. Informa is also working to build on subject areas arabhealthonline.com informagroup.com.br of exhibitions, conferences and training courses such as environment and urban planing and regional informaecon.com broadbandworldforum.com informatm.com Our academic information division publishes books in the world providing inspiring marketplaces and studies where it has a signifi cant strength, during 2011. informahealthcare.com biotechniques.com informayachtgroup.com and journals with over 72,000 titles available that provide the opportunity for knowledge to be shared. informais.com cityscapeglobal.com iptv-forum.com individuals and organisations with the knowledge they informamaritime.com comworldseries.com iptvworldseries.com need to carry out their work. informars.com insuranceday.com cpdcast.com konference.cz intellectualpropertymagazine.com digitaltvEurope.net legalitshow.com ipworld.com digitaltvsummit.com mobilecomms.com lloydslist.com esi-intl.com monacoyachtshow.com lloydsll.com esi-se.com omega-performance.com Revenue lloydsmaritimeacademy.com Euroforum.de robbinsgioia.com forum.com telecoms.com Revenue by type Revenue by business segment fundforuminternational.com telecomsacademy.com thesuperyachtcup.com 7. Respected and well-known brands 6. 1. 1. Subscriptions 36% 1. 1. Academic 5. 2. Copy Sales 17% Information £310.2m In all businesses we have the technology to deliver 3. Advertising 3% 2. Professional & dynamic, multi-platform solutions tailored to our 4. Delegates 26% 3. Commercial customers’ needs. We have many leading product 5. Exhibition 9% Information £364.9m brands in the various markets and regions we work in and 6. Sponsorship 4% 3. Events & Training £551.4m due to our focus on operational effi ciency and excellent 4. 7. Consulting 5% management we are highly respected by shareholders and 2. 2. the fi nancial markets. 3. designed and produced by UNCOVERING CORPORATE CHARISMA Brand | Literature | On-line | Reporting www.fulton-design.co.uk Director photography by Justin Hession 129 INF2570 AR10 cover AW05.pdf 2 21/03/2011 17:33 Informa plc Annual Report & Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2010 Business Profile “In all businesses we have the 1. High Quality Subscription Income 03 2. Digital Excellence 04 technology to deliver dynamic, 3. Resilient Events 05 multi-platform solutions tailored 4. Geographic Expansion 06 to our customers’ needs. We have many leading product brands in the various markets and regions...” The Year in Review “We learned much during the Financial Highlights 09 Chairman’s Statement 10 downturn, including how efficient Chief Executive’s Review 12 our business is, how resilient our Financial Review 15 market leading products are, how Board of Directors 20 Advisers 22 important are our top brands and Governance: how flexible are our people and our Directors’ Report 23 Corporate Governance Statement 31 cost base. This helps us to grow the Directors’ Remuneration Report 38 operating margin every year and yet Corporate Responsibility 48 still invest for the future...” Financial Statements “We enter 2011 with a strong Independent Auditors’ Report – Group 51 Consolidated Income Statement 52 balance sheet, comfortable