Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 24, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8194F

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

21-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	2.338140	3.978872	6.317012	93,828,641
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.483565	4.413157	6.896722

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		34388877		2.315231
US45672B3050		340272		0.022909
Sub Total 8.A	34,729,149		2.338140%

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			266277	0.017927
Call Option			500000	0.033662
Sub Total 8.B1			766,277	0.051589

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	20/05/2022	N/A	Cash	159775	0.010757
Swaps	01/04/2022	N/A	Cash	720978	0.048540
Swaps	19/04/2022	N/A	Cash	2167348	0.145917
Swaps	20/05/2022	N/A	Cash	4050000	0.272666
Swaps	22/03/2022	N/A	Cash	1097246	0.073872
Swaps	11/04/2022	N/A	Cash	5771000	0.388533
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	1976	0.000133
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	20544	0.001383
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	5002	0.000337
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	900	0.000061
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	2413	0.000162
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	5186	0.000349
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	94438	0.006358
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	64778	0.004361
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	413327	0.027827
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	983762	0.066232
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	3503	0.000236
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	816554	0.054974
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	112657	0.007585
Swaps	08/03/2024	N/A	Cash	29277	0.001971
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	364350	0.024530
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	25645	0.001727
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	193923	0.013056
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	334221	0.022501
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	5827	0.000392
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	4480	0.000302
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	6391	0.000430
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	36048	0.002427
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	28723	0.001934
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	244240	0.016443
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	26989	0.001817
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	5643	0.000380
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	129830	0.008741
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	227439	0.015312
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	4255	0.000286
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	88351	0.005948
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	89060	0.005996
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	14975	0.001008
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	29003	0.001953
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	501	0.000034
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	555598	0.037406
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	523607	0.035252
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	10	0.000001
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	102	0.000007
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	13471	0.000907
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	9528	0.000641
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	231526	0.015587
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	80746	0.005436
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	11151	0.000751
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	102447	0.006897
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	3642	0.000245
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	106920	0.007198
Swaps	20/05/2022	N/A	Cash	4050000	0.272666
Swaps	12/04/2022	N/A	Cash	652485	0.043929
Swaps	22/04/2022	N/A	Cash	355628	0.023943
Swaps	13/04/2022	N/A	Cash	911547	0.061370
Swaps	06/07/2022	N/A	Cash	2154021	0.145019
Swaps	22/03/2022	N/A	Cash	1097246	0.073872
Swaps	16/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.196029
Swaps	26/04/2022	N/A	Cash	1461811	0.098416
Swaps	11/04/2022	N/A	Cash	5771000	0.388533
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2826480	0.190293
Swaps	23/05/2022	N/A	Cash	4419754	0.297560
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	2788464	0.187733
Swaps	26/04/2022	N/A	Cash	1461811	0.098416
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	816554	0.054974
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	192373	0.012952
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	14975	0.001008
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	555598	0.037406
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	19881	0.001338
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	446059	0.030031
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	4322174	0.290990
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	528818	0.035603
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	283921	0.019115
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	162628	0.010949
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	69409	0.004673
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	39372	0.002651
Sub Total 8.B2				58,333,215	3.927283

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			4.735225%
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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