| For immediate release | 23 September, 2015 |
UBM plc ("UBM")
Statement re: PR Newswire
UBM plc ("UBM") notes the recent press comments regarding PR Newswire (the "Business").
UBM confirms that it is in highly preliminary discussions with a number of parties about a potential sale of the Business. There is no certainty that these discussions will result in a transaction being agreed.
Any further announcement will be made as required.
Contacts
| Kate Postans | Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications | investorrelations@ubm.com communications@ubm.com | +44(0) 20 7921 5023 |
| Jon Coles Andy Rivett-Carnac Craig Breheny | Brunswick Group | ubm@brunswickgroup.com | +44(0) 20 7404 5959 |
Notes to Editors
UBM plc is a leading global marketing services and communications company, whose primary focus is events. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online and in print. Our 5,200 staff in more than 20 countries are organised into specialist teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. Running over 400 events per year UBM is the second largest exhibitions organiser globally and the biggest commercial organiser in the US, mainland China, India and Malaysia.
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