Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 20, 2022

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RNS Number : 1404Z

Informa PLC

20 January 2022

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 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

17-Jan-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-Jan-2022

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	2.715225	4.026489	6.741714	101,335,601
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.645134	3.609331	6.254465

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		40,514,854		2.695397
US45672B3050		298,044		0.019828
Sub Total 8.A	40,812,898		2.715225%

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	937853	0.062394
Call Option	14/04/2022	N/A	500000	0.033264
Sub Total 8.B1			1,437,853	0.095658

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	26/01/2022	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.194504
Swaps	27/01/2022	N/A	Cash	419000	0.027875
Swaps	31/01/2022	N/A	Cash	485638	0.032309
Swaps	11/02/2022	N/A	Cash	6120565	0.407193
Swaps	14/02/2022	N/A	Cash	800000	0.053223
Swaps	18/02/2022	N/A	Cash	5000000	0.332643
Swaps	21/02/2022	N/A	Cash	7015183	0.466710
Swaps	11/04/2022	N/A	Cash	11542000	0.767873
Swaps	13/04/2022	N/A	Cash	911547	0.060644
Swaps	22/04/2022	N/A	Cash	355628	0.023659
Swaps	16/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.193710
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2826480	0.188042
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	2788464	0.185513
Swaps	06/07/2022	N/A	Cash	2154021	0.143304
Swaps	15/07/2022	N/A	Cash	4225	0.000281
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	1723330	0.114651
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	618237	0.041130
Swaps	04/11/2022	N/A	Cash	1719	0.000114
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	331383	0.022046
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	523	0.000035
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	4177	0.000278
Swaps	04/01/2023	N/A	Cash	1283538	0.085392
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	762678	0.050740
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	139379	0.009273
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	50300	0.003346
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	30637	0.002038
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1465370	0.097489
Swaps	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	65676	0.004369
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	341792	0.022739
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5406322	0.359675
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.030998
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	33174	0.002207
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	20544	0.001367
Call Options	21/01/2022	N/A	Cash	81858	0.005446
Sub Total 8.B2				59,084,850	3.930831

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	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
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			5.574805%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities, Inc.

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

19-Jan-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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