Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 6, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8798N

Informa PLC

06 June 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

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

27-May-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

31-May-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	3.057301	4.671063	7.728364	113,252,479
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.826448	4.593632	7.420080

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		294744		0.020113
US45672B3050		44507349		3.037188
Sub Total 8.A	44,802,093		3.057301%

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	83440	0.005694
Sub Total 8.B1			83440	0.005694

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	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	826260	0.056384
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	3382464	0.230820
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	954582	0.065141
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	26872	0.001834
Swaps	15/06/2022	N/A	Cash	5652960	0.385759
Swaps	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.199508
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	1060000	0.072335
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	7900000	0.539097
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5181322	0.353574
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.031796
Swaps	23/06/2022	N/A	Cash	4419754	0.301605
Swaps	21/06/2022	N/A	Cash	376000	0.025658
Swaps	22/06/2022	N/A	Cash	1069769	0.073001
Swaps	06/07/2022	N/A	Cash	2154021	0.146991
Swaps	21/07/2022	N/A	Cash	6305572	0.430293
Swaps	16/08/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.198693
Swaps	25/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2754000	0.187933
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	316765	0.021616
Swaps	24/01/2025	N/A	Cash	24383	0.001664
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	95677	0.006529
Swaps	27/11/2023	N/A	Cash	2995	0.000204
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1428045	0.097450
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	8220	0.000561
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006798
Swaps	15/12/2023	N/A	Cash	7400	0.000505
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	1610	0.000110
Swaps	10/11/2022	N/A	Cash	551	0.000038
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	309493	0.021120
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	12183	0.000831
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	21864	0.001492
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	10530	0.000719
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	160408	0.010946
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	79315	0.005412
Swaps	08/03/2024	N/A	Cash	29381	0.002005
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	9236	0.000630
Swaps	22/02/2023	N/A	Cash	16890414	1.152604
Swaps	24/06/2022	N/A	Cash	470000	0.032073
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	1837	0.000125
Call Option	08/07/2022	N/A	Cash	286	0.000020
Call Option	12/08/2022	N/A	Cash	6480	0.000442
Call Option	17/06/2022	N/A	Cash	2898	0.000198
Call Option	26/08/2022	N/A	Cash	12313	0.000840
Sub Total 8.B2				68,366,946	4.665369

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	Merrill Lynch International	3.005401	3.015632	6.021033%
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

31-May-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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