Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 26, 2021

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RNS Number : 7770T

Informa PLC

26 November 2021

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BMJ6DW54

Issuer Name

INFORMA PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

No

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

22-Nov-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

24-Nov-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.465611	3.030025	5.495636	8,2605,610
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BMJ6DW54		36,758,302		2.445479
US45672B3050		302,610		0.020132
Sub Total 8.A	37060912		2.465611%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to recall	N/A	N/A	137,639	0.009157
Call options	17/12/2021	N/A	500,000	0.033264
Sub Total 8.B1			637,639	0.042421

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swaps	10/01/2022	N/A	Cash	5,200,000	0.345949
Swaps	04/05/2022	N/A	Cash	4,417,530	0.293892
Swaps	11/02/2022	N/A	Cash	3,120,565	0.207607
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2,978,546	0.198159
Swaps	16/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2,911,677	0.193710
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	2,788,464	0.185513
Swaps	17/01/2022	N/A	Cash	2,579,209	0.171591
Swaps	21/02/2022	N/A	Cash	2,351,542	0.156445
Swaps	06/07/2022	N/A	Cash	1,941,442	0.129161
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1,465,370	0.097489
Swaps	26/01/2022	N/A	Cash	2,923,622	0.194504
Swaps	19/05/2022	N/A	Cash	1,285,291	0.085509
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	1,059,138	0.070463
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	1,059,138	0.070463
Swaps	15/12/2021	N/A	Cash	800,000	0.053223
Swaps	27/01/2022	N/A	Cash	419,000	0.027875
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	372,387	0.024774
Swaps	22/04/2022	N/A	Cash	355,628	0.023659
Swaps	31/01/2022	N/A	Cash	351,561	0.023389
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	329,194	0.021901
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	75,703	0.005036
Swaps	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	50,913	0.003387
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	49,869	0.003318
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	36,980	0.002460
Swaps	15/07/2022	N/A	Cash	27,825	0.001851
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	22,586	0.001503
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	20,544	0.001367
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	28,892	0.001922
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	7,455	0.000496
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	4,503	0.000300
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465,940	0.030998
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5,406,322	0.359675
Sub Total 8.B2				44,907,059	2.987604

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			4.857402%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities EUROPE SA
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisers LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Bank of America Corporation	U.S Trust Co of Delaware

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

No

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

24-Nov-2021

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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