Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 25, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 6678T

Informa PLC

25 July 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 voting rights; 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-Jul-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

25-Jul-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	2.572331	3.965694	6.538025	94,899,515
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.726770	4.411106	7.137876

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		37049087		2.552468
US45672B3050		288316		0.019863
Sub Total 8.A	37337403		2.572331%

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	32286	0.002224
Physical Swaps	24/08/2022	N/A	2612757	0.180004
Sub Total 8.B1			2645043	0.182228%

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	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	1602297	0.110389
Swaps	16/08/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.200598
Swaps	26/08/2022	N/A	Cash	4419754	0.304495
Swaps	30/08/2022	N/A	Cash	3109728	0.214242
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	64646	0.004454
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	2116	0.000146
Swaps	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.201421
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	1060000	0.073028
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	5699475	0.392661
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	5978198	0.411863
Swaps	22/02/2023	N/A	Cash	16890414	1.163652
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	54727	0.003770
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	3660	0.000252
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	17903	0.001233
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	91463	0.006301
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1421922	0.097962
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1335914	0.092037
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	8220	0.000566
Swaps	08/03/2024	N/A	Cash	817	0.000056
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006864
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	1036000	0.071374
Swaps	25/06/2024	N/A	Cash	45058	0.003104
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	122683	0.008452
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5181322	0.356963
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.032101
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	26872	0.001851
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	25923	0.001786
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	10530	0.000725
Call Option	09/09/2022	N/A	Cash	61879	0.004263
Call Option	22/07/2022	N/A	Cash	2771	0.000191
Call Option	23/09/2022	N/A	Cash	22424	0.001545
Call Option	26/08/2022	N/A	Cash	8862	0.000611
Call Option	12/08/2022	N/A	Cash	1429	0.000098
Call Option	27/09/2022	N/A	Cash	208976	0.014397
Sub Total 8.B2				54917069	3.783466%

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			4.802696%
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

25-Jul-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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