Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 24, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8197F

Informa PLC

24 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

22-Mar-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

23-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	2.382111	4.028039	6.410150	95,169,764
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.338140	3.978872	6.317012

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		35025254		2.359123
US45672B3050		341296		0.022988
Sub Total 8.A	35,366,550		2.382111%

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	266941	0.017980
Call Option	14/04/2022	N/A	500000	0.033677
Sub Total 8.B1			766,941	0.051657

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	01/04/2022	N/A	Cash	720978	0.048561
Swaps	11/04/2022	N/A	Cash	11542000	0.777410
Swaps	12/04/2022	N/A	Cash	652485	0.043948
Swaps	13/04/2022	N/A	Cash	911547	0.061397
Swaps	19/04/2022	N/A	Cash	2167348	0.145982
Swaps	22/04/2022	N/A	Cash	4055628	0.273166
Swaps	26/04/2022	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.196920
Swaps	16/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.196116
Swaps	20/05/2022	N/A	Cash	8100000	0.545575
Swaps	23/05/2022	N/A	Cash	4419754	0.297692
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2826480	0.190377
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	2788464	0.187817
Swaps	06/07/2022	N/A	Cash	2154021	0.145084
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	1520965	0.102444
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	523617	0.035268
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	346764	0.023356
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	1976	0.000133
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	29214	0.001968
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	452613	0.030486
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	177411	0.011950
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	25645	0.001727
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	107164	0.007218
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1465370	0.098700
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	863620	0.058169
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	8315	0.000560
Swaps	08/03/2024	N/A	Cash	29277	0.001972
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006710
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	981560	0.066113
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	112657	0.007588
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5406322	0.364142
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.031383
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	195036	0.013137
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	28412	0.001914
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	20544	0.001384
Sub Total 8.B2				59,036,273	3.976382

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			4.928112%
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

23-Mar-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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