Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 16, 2023

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RNS Number : 5512J

Informa PLC

16 August 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 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

15-Aug-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-Aug-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	4.006439	4.877948	8.884387	124144934
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.916565	4.764720	8.681285

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		55730061		3.988301
US45672B3050		253446		0.018138
Sub Total 8.A	55983507		4.006439%

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	344586	0.024660
Physical Swap	21/08/2023	N/A	11810578	0.845220
Physical Swap	15/09/2023	N/A	4244000	0.303720
Physical Swap	16/05/2024	N/A	1963566	0.140522
Physical Swap	03/06/2024	N/A	8846000	0.633061
Sub Total 8.B1			27208730	1.947183%

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	0.114503
Swaps	07/06/2024	N/A	Cash	2067998	0.147996
Swaps	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	2550690	0.182539
Swaps	06/09/2023	N/A	Cash	3138000	0.224570
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	678112	0.048529
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	985609	0.070535
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	37050	0.002651
Swaps	17/04/2024	N/A	Cash	325511	0.023295
Swaps	08/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2200000	0.157442
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	46608	0.003335
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	111922	0.008010
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	291929	0.020892
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	94531	0.006765
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1713169	0.122602
Swaps	12/08/2024	N/A	Cash	134481	0.009624
Swaps	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	150936	0.010802
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	25868	0.001851
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	7314000	0.523424
Swaps	17/07/2028	N/A	Cash	5152	0.000369
Swaps	21/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1866999	0.133611
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	42466	0.003039
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	15406133	1.102534
Swaps	30/11/2023	N/A	Cash	122	0.000009
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	5699	0.000408
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	16459	0.001178
Equity Option	16/08/2023	N/A	Cash	50540	0.003617
Equity Option	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	28115	0.002012
Equity Option	28/09/2023	N/A	Cash	64598	0.004623
Sub Total 8.B2				40952697	2.930765%

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, NA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International		3.049150	5.930083%
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

16-Aug-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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