Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 30, 2022

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RNS Number : 4325X

Informa PLC

30 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

24-Aug-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

26-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	2.886095	4.444381	7.330476	105733611
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.603198	4.474885	7.078083

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		41341263		2.866175
US45672B3050		287326		0.019920
Sub Total 8.A	41628589		2.886095%

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	118704	0.008230
Physical Swap	26/08/2022	N/A	4419754	0.306420
Physical Swap	30/08/2022	N/A	3109728	0.215596
Physical Swap	25/01/2023	N/A	2142757	0.148557
Sub Total 8.B1			9790943	0.678803%

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	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	24934	0.001729
Swaps	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.202694
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	1060000	0.073489
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	10139061	0.702938
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	5978198	0.414466
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	65482	0.004540
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	6947	0.000482
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	25257	0.001751
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	90346	0.006264
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1421922	0.098581
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	688044	0.047702
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	8878	0.000616
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006907
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	1183000	0.082017
Swaps	25/06/2024	N/A	Cash	45058	0.003124
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	122683	0.008506
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5181322	0.359219
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.032303
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	26874	0.001863
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	73776	0.005115
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	10530	0.000730
Swaps	16/09/2022	N/A	Cash	23350366	1.618873
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	882472	0.061181
Swaps	15/02/2024	N/A	Cash	52251	0.003623
Swaps	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	215700	0.014954
Swaps	10/11/2022	N/A	Cash	5478	0.000380
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	102	0.000007
Swaps	23/02/2024	N/A	Cash	934	0.000065
Call Options	09/09/2022	N/A	Cash	27185	0.001885
Call Options	23/09/2022	N/A	Cash	2526	0.000175
Call Options	27/09/2022	N/A	Cash	114780	0.007958
Call Options	12/09/2022	N/A	Cash	20564	0.001426
Sub Total 8.B2				54314079	3.765578%

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 Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			5.321439%

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

26-Aug-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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