Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 7, 2023

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RNS Number : 7447L

Informa PLC

07 September 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 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

05-Sep-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

06-Sep-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	4.393361	4.921507	9.314868	129689326
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.232045	5.073516	9.305561

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		60905444		4.374502
US45672B3050		262576		0.018859
Sub Total 8.A	61168020		4.393361%

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	935068	0.067161
Physical Swap	15/09/2023	N/A	6940000	0.498462
Physical Swap	16/05/2024	N/A	3905566	0.280515
Physical Swap	28/05/2024	N/A	4348084	0.312299
Physical Swap	03/06/2024	N/A	8846000	0.635359
Sub Total 8.B1			24974718	1.793796%

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	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	1600000	0.114919
Swaps	07/06/2024	N/A	Cash	2067998	0.148533
Swaps	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	2550690	0.183202
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1002098	0.071975
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	195622	0.014050
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	37050	0.002661
Swaps	17/04/2024	N/A	Cash	325511	0.023380
Swaps	08/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2200000	0.158014
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	110758	0.007955
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	333481	0.023952
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1713168	0.123047
Swaps	12/08/2024	N/A	Cash	130376	0.009364
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	25008	0.001796
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	7314000	0.525324
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	50589	0.003634
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	18220976	1.308712
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	16217	0.001165
Swaps	15/02/2024	N/A	Cash	48340	0.003472
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	83282	0.005982
Swaps	21/09/2023	N/A	Cash	1866999	0.134096
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	2354000	0.169075
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	1028031	0.073838
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	8101	0.000582
Swaps	17/07/2028	N/A	Cash	4642	0.000333
Swaps	30/09/2024	N/A	Cash	178526	0.012823
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	46792	0.003361
Call Option	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	16437	0.001181
Call Option	28/09/2023	N/A	Cash	17896	0.001285
Sub Total 8.B2				43546588	3.127711%

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	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	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.065257	3.236530	6.301786%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe, SA

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

06-Sep-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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