Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 15, 2022

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RNS Number : 8542J

Informa PLC

15 December 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

12-Dec-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

14-Dec-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	2.158677	4.917677	7.076354	100847779
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.325564	5.061272	7.386836

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		30521592		2.141660
US45672B3050		242522		0.017017
Sub Total 8.A	30764114		2.158677%

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	7887244	0.553437
Physical Swap	05/01/2023	N/A	4581386	0.321470
Physical Swap	10/01/2023	N/A	3454000	0.242363
Physical Swap	06/01/2023	N/A	10854000	0.761611
Physical Swap	25/01/2023	N/A	4285514	0.300709
Sub Total 8.B1			31062144	2.179590%

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	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.205147
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	1060000	0.074379
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	10008904	0.702311
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	7478198	0.524735
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	175825	0.012337
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	63442	0.004452
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1342309	0.094188
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	32	0.000002
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	439690	0.030852
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	6591	0.000462
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006990
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	876000	0.061468
Swaps	25/06/2024	N/A	Cash	45058	0.003162
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	14330	0.001006
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	130323	0.009145
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	2658992	0.186578
Swaps	30/01/2023	N/A	Cash	6800000	0.477147
Swaps	10/01/2023	N/A	Cash	1800000	0.126304
Swaps	11/04/2023	N/A	Cash	654372	0.045916
Swaps	15/05/2023	N/A	Cash	1304248	0.091517
Swaps	25/09/2024	N/A	Cash	617212	0.043309
Swaps	30/11/2023	N/A	Cash	4937	0.000346
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	10566	0.000741
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	35615	0.002499
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	423	0.000030
Swaps	01/03/2023	N/A	Cash	37050	0.002600
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	29546	0.002073
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1798	0.000126
Call Options	23/12/2022	N/A	Cash	402814	0.028265
Sub Total 8.B2				39021521	2.738087%

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, NA
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			4.945169%
Bank of America Corporation	U.S. Trust Co of Delaware

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

14-Dec-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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