Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 26, 2022

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RNS Number : 2850X

Informa PLC

26 August 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

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

23-Aug-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

25-Aug-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	2.603198	4.474885	7.078083	102124343
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.020545	1.951575	1.972120

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		37272216		2.583280
US45672B3050		287388		0.019918
Sub Total 8.A	37559604		2.603198%

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	122403	0.008484
Physical Swap	24/08/2022 - 25/01/2023	N/A	10142239	0.702943
Sub Total 8.B1			10264642	0.711427%

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	16/09/2022	N/A	Cash	23350366	1.618378
Swaps	10/11/2022	N/A	Cash	5159	0.000358
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	20016	0.001387
Swaps	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.202632
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	35260	0.002444
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	1060000	0.073467
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	10139061	0.702723
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	5978198	0.414340
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	46472	0.003221
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	6947	0.000481
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	25257	0.001751
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	91114	0.006315
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1421922	0.098551
Swaps	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	226151	0.015674
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	750566	0.052021
Swaps	15/02/2024	N/A	Cash	45851	0.003178
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	8220	0.000570
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006905
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	1183000	0.081992
Swaps	25/06/2024	N/A	Cash	45058	0.003123
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	828860	0.057447
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	122683	0.008503
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5181322	0.359109
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.032294
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	26874	0.001863
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	73776	0.005113
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	10530	0.000730
Swaps	23/02/2024	N/A	Cash	5723	0.000397
Call Options	09/09/2022	N/A	Cash	18510	0.001283
Call Options	27/09/2022	N/A	Cash	12825	0.000889
Call Options	12/09/2022	N/A	Cash	14288	0.000990
Call Options	27/09/2022	N/A	Cash	75118	0.005206
Call Options	23/09/2022	N/A	Cash	1561	0.000108
Sub Total 8.B2				54300097	3.763458%

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	BofA Securities, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			5.030843%

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

25-Aug-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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