Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Jul 25, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 5206T

Informa PLC

25 July 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

19-Jul-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

21-Jul-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	2.726770	4.411106	7.137876	103,606,343
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.488846	4.429001	6.917847

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)
GB00BYYTFB60		39283724		2.706421
US45672B3050		295368		0.020349
Sub Total 8.A	39579092		2.726770%

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	15996	0.001102
Swap - Physical	25/01/2023	N/A	2142757	0.147624
Swap - Physical	24/08/2022	N/A	470000	0.032380
Sub Total 8.B1			2628753	0.181106%

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	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	37952	0.002615
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	70711	0.004872
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	1793303	0.123548
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	8220	0.000566
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	23491	0.001618
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	10530	0.000725
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	122683	0.008452
Swaps	08/03/2024	N/A	Cash	817	0.000056
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	1036000	0.071374
Swaps	26/08/2022	N/A	Cash	4419754	0.304495
Swaps	30/08/2022	N/A	Cash	3109728	0.214242
Swaps	21/07/2022	N/A	Cash	6305572	0.434417
Swaps	16/08/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.200598
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1421922	0.097962
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006864
Swaps	25/06/2024	N/A	Cash	45058	0.003104
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	3884	0.000268
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	2328	0.000160
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	91983	0.006337
Swaps	19/01/2024	N/A	Cash	12104	0.000834
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	5700395	0.392724
Swaps	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.201421
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	1060000	0.073028
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	5978198	0.411863
Swaps	22/02/2023	N/A	Cash	16890414	1.163652
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1335914	0.092037
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	26872	0.001851
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5181322	0.356963
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.032101
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	2116	0.000146
Call Option	09/09/2022	N/A	Cash	60726	0.004184
Call Option	22/07/2022	N/A	Cash	7444	0.000513
Call Option	23/09/2022	N/A	Cash	22073	0.001521
Call Option	26/08/2022	N/A	Cash	8841	0.000609
Call Option	12/08/2022	N/A	Cash	1546	0.000107
Call Option	27/09/2022	N/A	Cash	205511	0.014158
Sub Total 8.B2				61398498	4.230000%

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			5.169034%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities, Inc.

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

21-Jul-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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