Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 20, 2023

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5613T

Informa PLC

20 March 2023

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

16-Mar-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

17-Mar-2023

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	5.724140	3.652072	9.376212	132170773
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.493636	3.354425	8.848061

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		80446707		5.706900
US45672B3050		243024		0.017240
Sub Total 8.A	80689731		5.724140%

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	2113428	0.149927
Sub Total 8.B1			2113428	0.149927%

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	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	51618	0.003662
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	424258	0.030097
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	27510	0.001952
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	187514	0.013302
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	597	0.000042
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	36749285	2.606999
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	360445	0.025570
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1970588	0.139794
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	381703	0.027078
Swaps	12/08/2024	N/A	Cash	92936	0.006593
Swaps	03/04/2023	N/A	Cash	8386000	0.594904
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	37050	0.002628
Swaps	29/02/2024	N/A	Cash	4	0.000000
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	9367	0.000664
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	9	0.000001
Swaps	15/05/2023	N/A	Cash	562328	0.039892
Swaps	28/03/2024	N/A	Cash	65868	0.004673
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	6700	0.000475
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	494	0.000035
Call Option	22/03/2023	N/A	Cash	10913	0.000774
Call Option	05/04/2023	N/A	Cash	42427	0.003010
Sub Total 8.B2				49367614	3.502145%

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	Managed Account Advisors, LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Bank of America Corporation	U.S. Trust Co of Delaware
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.080484	3.256111	6.336595%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe, SA
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities

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

17-Mar-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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