Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 15, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8759E

Informa PLC

15 March 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

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

11-Mar-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

15-Mar-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	2.483565	4.413157	6.896722	102,490,957
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.575704	4.599902	7.175606

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		36576998		2.461303
US45672B3050		330826		0.022262
Sub Total 8.A	36,907,824		2.483565%

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	589856	0.039692
Call Option	14/04/2022	N/A	500000	0.033646
Sub Total 8.B1			1,089,856	0.073338

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	14/3/2022	N/A	Cash	652485	0.043906
Swaps	18/3/2022	N/A	Cash	4860670	0.327079
Swaps	22/3/2022	N/A	Cash	2194492	0.147670
Swaps	1/4/2022	N/A	Cash	720978	0.048515
Swaps	11/4/2022	N/A	Cash	11542000	0.776673
Swaps	13/4/2022	N/A	Cash	911547	0.061339
Swaps	19/4/2022	N/A	Cash	2167348	0.145843
Swaps	22/4/2022	N/A	Cash	355628	0.023931
Swaps	26/4/2022	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.196733
Swaps	16/5/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.195930
Swaps	20/5/2022	N/A	Cash	8259775	0.555809
Swaps	23/5/2022	N/A	Cash	4419754	0.297410
Swaps	24/5/2022	N/A	Cash	2826480	0.190197
Swaps	27/6/2022	N/A	Cash	2788464	0.187639
Swaps	6/7/2022	N/A	Cash	2154021	0.144946
Swaps	15/7/2022	N/A	Cash	20017	0.001347
Swaps	29/7/2022	N/A	Cash	2829363	0.190391
Swaps	21/9/2022	N/A	Cash	428388	0.028827
Swaps	10/11/2022	N/A	Cash	96	0.000006
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	488195	0.032851
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	348	0.000023
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	14637	0.000985
Swaps	31/1/2023	N/A	Cash	17776	0.001196
Swaps	15/2/2023	N/A	Cash	532147	0.035809
Swaps	28/2/2023	N/A	Cash	111675	0.007515
Swaps	28/4/2023	N/A	Cash	25645	0.001726
Swaps	17/7/2023	N/A	Cash	106676	0.007178
Swaps	25/8/2023	N/A	Cash	1465370	0.098606
Swaps	11/9/2023	N/A	Cash	23	0.000002
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	15/1/2024	N/A	Cash	1460456	0.098276
Swaps	26/2/2024	N/A	Cash	8415	0.000566
Swaps	8/3/2024	N/A	Cash	33711	0.002268
Swaps	2/7/2024	N/A	Cash	1026673	0.069086
Swaps	8/8/2024	N/A	Cash	112657	0.007581
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5406322	0.363797
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.031354
Swaps	24/1/2025	N/A	Cash	195197	0.013135
Swaps	6/5/2025	N/A	Cash	33842	0.002277
Swaps	17/8/2026	N/A	Cash	20544	0.001382
Sub Total 8.B2				64,493,277	4.339819

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			5.102544%
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

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

15-Mar-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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