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UBM	30 Jul 2010

Solid first half performance; on track for full year

Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2010

Key Results	H1 2010	H1 2009	Change
Revenue	£434.3m	£435.0m	(0.2)%
Adjusted1 operating profit	£83.2m	£78.3m	6.3%
Adjusted EPS	24.9p	26.7p	(6.7)%
Dividend per share	6.0p	6.0p	0.0%
Statutory operating profit	£67.0m	£55.2m	21.4%
Statutory profit after tax	£49.6m	£51.3m	(3.3)%
Statutory EPS	18.7p	19.9p	(6.0)%
Statutory EPS (diluted)	18.6p	19.6p	(5.1)%

Financial Highlights

-       Solid first half performance - adjusted operating profit up 6.3% on revenues unchanged year on year

-       EBITDA up 7.3% to £91.1m (H1 2009 - £84.9m)

-     Balance sheet remains strong - debt / LTM EBITDA 1.6 times (H1 2009 - 1.3 times); cash & undrawn facilities of £395.0m (H1 2009 - £267.6m)

-     Strong operating cash flow generation in H1 - £76.9m (H1 2009 - £74.5m)

-       12 businesses acquired for £43.5m (H1 2009 - 0 acquisitions) - £28.2m invested in tradeshows, £27.2m in emerging markets

-     Interim dividend maintained at 6.0p

For more information, please find the full results release and acquisition announcement attached.

UBM 2010 Interims results

UBM acquires International Children-Baby-Maternity Products Expo and related businesses for up to $16.1 million