Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 8, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 6913F

Informa PLC

08 November 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

25-Oct-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

27-Oct-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	2.935991	6.048412	8.984403	128683335
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.988405	6.168383	9.156788

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		41802952		2.918596
US45672B3050		249150		0.017395
Sub Total 8.A	42052102		2.935991%

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	7253718	0.506440
Physical Swap	25/01/2023	N/A	2142757	0.149603
Physical Swap	26/10/2022	N/A	8839508	0.617156
Physical Swap	10/01/2023	N/A	3454000	0.241151
Sub Total 8.B1			21689983	1.514350%

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	6266886	0.437541
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	1798178	0.125545
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	10193918	0.711718
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	71197	0.004971
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006956
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	80631	0.005629
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	6855	0.000479
Swaps	31/10/2022	N/A	Cash	12546000	0.875936
Swaps	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.204121
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	2658992	0.185645
Swaps	10/01/2023	N/A	Cash	1800000	0.125672
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	1060000	0.074007
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	9978198	0.696657
Swaps	30/01/2023	N/A	Cash	6800000	0.474762
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	439690	0.030698
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	17552	0.001225
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	4625992	0.322977
Swaps	29/09/2023	N/A	Cash	1347	0.000094
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	10530	0.000735
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	1026000	0.071633
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1392389	0.097214
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000016
Swaps	25/06/2024	N/A	Cash	45058	0.003146
Swaps	25/09/2024	N/A	Cash	617212	0.043092
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	88242	0.006161
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	5549	0.000387
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	24215	0.001691
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	60434	0.004219
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	201	0.000014
Call Option	04/11/2022	N/A	Cash	35059	0.002448
Call Option	22/11/2022	N/A	Cash	101047	0.007055
Call Option	23/12/2022	N/A	Cash	166409	0.011618
Sub Total 8.B2				64941250	4.534062%

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		3.644566	6.529317%

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

27-Oct-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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