"Please be informed that..." the logic of grammar

It is the imperative form of the verb be.
It is a request.

Other examples of be in the imperative are:

Be good, children.
Be quiet in the library.
Be sure to bring your wallet.
Be sure that the door is closed.

Don't be surprised if you get an award.

Hi,

" Please be informed that"..

Let me add my opinion that this is a hackneyed bit of business jargon.

And it sounds a bit snobbish and pretentious, too.

A-s

Hello,

Could you please suggest a better alterntive for "Please be informed that..." in business? and in casual conversation? Thanks.

Pleased be informed that our prices have been raised by 5% due to market conditions.

Alternatives:
Unfortunately, we had to raise prices by 5% due to market conditions.

(formal) I'd like to inform you about the recent price changes. We had to raise them by 5% due to market conditions.
(informal) I'm just letting you know about the reason for the 5% price increase. It wa

Hi,



If you simply want to give information to another person without much elaboration, apology, excitement, you can also just say 'Please note . . . '



eg Please note that the time of tomorrow's meeting has been changed from 2 pm to 3 pm.



Clive

Thank you, AlpheccaStars and Clive, for your suggestions. I would use them in writing business emails at work.

Thanks, this was really useful

The phrase is very commonly used especially in the east in formal letters. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the grammar, but personally i hate using it, its sounds almost commanding and judge like "Please be informed ...." funny though, i keep asking my staff not to use this phrase yet it almost always come up ....

Thanks Dear ,its so clear to me now as well... bless you always