Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Feb 21, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3203C

Informa PLC

21 February 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-Feb-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

18-Feb-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	2.618281	3.952359	6.570640	98,764,056
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.600447	4.001544	6.601991

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		39056730		2.598390
US45672B3050		298980		0.019891
Sub Total 8.A	39,355,710		2.618281%

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	803275	0.053441
Call Option	14/04/2022	N/A	500000	0.033264
Swaps	11/03/2022	N/A	3000000	0.199586
Sub Total 8.B1			4,303,275	0.286291

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	26/04/2022	N/A	Cash	1461811	0.097252
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	594205	0.039532
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	239352	0.015924
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	14096	0.000938
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1052179	0.070000
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	19881	0.001323
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	446059	0.029676
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	4322174	0.287548
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	528818	0.035182
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	283921	0.018889
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	162628	0.010819
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	69409	0.004618
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	39372	0.002619
Swaps	20/05/2022	N/A	Cash	159775	0.010630
Swaps	18/02/2022	N/A	Cash	2500000	0.166322
Swaps	11/04/2022	N/A	Cash	5771000	0.383937
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	1976	0.000131
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	9832	0.000654
Swaps	15/08/2023	N/A	Cash	67	0.000004
Swaps	24/02/2023	N/A	Cash	13500	0.000898
Swaps	24/02/2023	N/A	Cash	36100	0.002402
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	270417	0.017990
Swaps	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	62324	0.004146
Swaps	01/02/2023	N/A	Cash	2837	0.000189
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	20544	0.001367
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	5002	0.000333
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	1091	0.000073
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	2413	0.000161
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	64778	0.004310
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	413327	0.027498
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	983762	0.065448
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	3503	0.000233
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	14096	0.000938
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	594205	0.039532
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	799637	0.053199
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	26987	0.001795
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	511713	0.034044
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	1012997	0.067393
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	14365	0.000956
Swaps	15/07/2022	N/A	Cash	13380	0.000890
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	3993	0.000266
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	114	0.000008
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	10061	0.000669
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	12744	0.000848
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	340992	0.022686
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	158881	0.010570
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	64695	0.004304
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	162	0.000011
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	92649	0.006164
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	8860	0.000589
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	69770	0.004642
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	218916	0.014564
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	408154	0.027154
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	2240	0.000149
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	32125	0.002137
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	163737	0.010893
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	157946	0.010508
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1052179	0.070000
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	4239	0.000282
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	61987	0.004124
Swaps	14/03/2022	N/A	Cash	652485	0.043409
Swaps	04/01/2023	N/A	Cash	988508	0.065764
Swaps	21/02/2022	N/A	Cash	6375250	0.424136
Swaps	22/04/2022	N/A	Cash	355628	0.023659
Swaps	13/04/2022	N/A	Cash	911547	0.060644
Swaps	06/07/2022	N/A	Cash	2154021	0.143304
Swaps	18/02/2022	N/A	Cash	2500000	0.166322
Swaps	16/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.193710
Swaps	26/04/2022	N/A	Cash	1461811	0.097252
Swaps	11/04/2022	N/A	Cash	5771000	0.383937
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2826480	0.188042
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	2788464	0.185513
Sub Total 8.B2				55,105,071	3.666068

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			5.352757%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA

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

18-Feb-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom 

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