Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Oct 3, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 4320B

Informa PLC

03 October 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

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Merrill Lynch International	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

28-Sep-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

30-Sep-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	3.050676	5.960996	9.011672	129464162
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.976486	6.026040	9.002526

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		43559695		3.032079
US45672B3050		267168		0.018597
Sub Total 8.A	43826863		3.050676%

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	5678292	0.395251
Swap (physical)	26/10/2022	N/A	4419754	0.307648
Swap (physical)	25/01/2023	N/A	2142757	0.149152
Swap (physical)	26/10/2022	N/A	4419754	0.307648
Sub Total 8.B1			16660557	1.159699%

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	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	6204312	0.431866
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	5127865	0.356938
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	38649	0.002690
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	2658992	0.185086
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	93119	0.006482
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	10423	0.000726
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	105358	0.007334
Swaps	18/10/2022	N/A	Cash	14579506	1.014842
Swaps	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.203506
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	530000	0.036892
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	4989099	0.347278
Swaps	30/01/2023	N/A	Cash	3400000	0.236665
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	439690	0.030606
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	1659905	0.115542
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5181322	0.360659
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.032433
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	10530	0.000733
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	1026000	0.071417
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006935
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1395184	0.097115
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000016
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	7339	0.000511
Swaps	25/06/2024	N/A	Cash	45058	0.003136
Swaps	25/09/2024	N/A	Cash	617212	0.042963
Swaps	15/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2073	0.000144
Swaps	17/10/2022	N/A	Cash	1649174	0.114795
Swaps	29/09/2023	N/A	Cash	9002	0.000627
Swaps	27/03/2024	N/A	Cash	1110	0.000077
Swaps	28/03/2024	N/A	Cash	346	0.000024
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	247	0.000017
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	5000000	0.348037
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	530000	0.036892
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	4989099	0.347278
Swaps	30/01/2023	N/A	Cash	3400000	0.236665
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	10423	0.000726
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	1659905	0.115542
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	1	0.000000
Call Option	04/11/2022	N/A	Cash	12682	0.000883
Call Option	22/11/2022	N/A	Cash	34090	0.002373
Call Option	23/12/2022	N/A	Cash	69618	0.004846
Sub Total 8.B2				68976742	4.801297%

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	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.026645	3.351779	6.378424%

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

30-Sep-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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