Informa PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 3, 2023

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 3710S

Informa PLC

03 November 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

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

01-Nov-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

02-Nov-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	4.435056	5.330881	9.765937	134823586
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.711253	5.351940	10.063193

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		60961735		4.415760
US45672B3050		266384		0.019296
Sub Total 8.A	61228119		4.435056%

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	769489	0.055738
Physical Swap	19/01/2024	N/A	3662242	0.265274
Physical Swap	24/01/2024	N/A	4264000	0.308863
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	N/A	6176038	0.447361
Physical Swap	16/05/2024	N/A	3905566	0.282899
Physical Swap	28/05/2024	N/A	4348084	0.314953
Physical Swap	03/06/2024	N/A	12300016	0.890951
Sub Total 8.B1			35425435	2.566039%

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	07/06/2024	N/A	Cash	6494688	0.470442
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1186152	0.085919
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	340380	0.024655
Swaps	17/04/2024	N/A	Cash	325511	0.023578
Swaps	08/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2200000	0.159357
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	95865	0.006944
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	140453	0.010174
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1685374	0.122080
Swaps	12/08/2024	N/A	Cash	167898	0.012162
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	25008	0.001811
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	137991	0.009995
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	17913077	1.297533
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	55802	0.004042
Swaps	04/01/2024	N/A	Cash	2354000	0.170512
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	1353566	0.098045
Swaps	17/07/2028	N/A	Cash	4642	0.000336
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	39729	0.002878
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	15852	0.001148
Swaps	16/01/2024	N/A	Cash	2019328	0.146270
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	1343364	0.097306
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	3248	0.000235
Swaps	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	102	0.000007
Swaps	15/02/2024	N/A	Cash	980	0.000071
Swaps	02/12/2024	N/A	Cash	8448	0.000612
Equity Option	05/12/2023	N/A	Cash	258574	0.018730
Sub Total 8.B2				38170032	2.764842%

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, National Association			3.305457%
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.113117	3.317163	6.430280%
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

02-Nov-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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