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RNS Number : 7770T  Informa PLC  26 November 2021

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

No

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

22-Nov-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

24-Nov-2021

 

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  2.465611                                              3.030025                                                                   5.495636                        8,2605,610
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)

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                                                                          36,758,302                                                                       2.445479
 US45672B3050                                                                          302,610                                                                          0.020132
 Sub Total 8.A                                37060912                                                                              2.465611%

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  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted
 Right to recall               N/A              N/A                         137,639                                                            0.009157
 Call options                  17/12/2021       N/A                         500,000                                                            0.033264
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             637,639                                                            0.042421

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                         10/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         5,200,000                0.345949
 Swaps                         04/05/2022       N/A                         Cash                         4,417,530                0.293892
 Swaps                         11/02/2022       N/A                         Cash                         3,120,565                0.207607
 Swaps                         24/05/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2,978,546                0.198159
 Swaps                         16/05/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2,911,677                0.193710
 Swaps                         27/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2,788,464                0.185513
 Swaps                         17/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2,579,209                0.171591
 Swaps                         21/02/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2,351,542                0.156445
 Swaps                         06/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1,941,442                0.129161
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1,465,370                0.097489
 Swaps                         26/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2,923,622                0.194504
 Swaps                         19/05/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1,285,291                0.085509
 Swaps                         29/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1,059,138                0.070463
 Swaps                         29/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1,059,138                0.070463
 Swaps                         15/12/2021       N/A                         Cash                         800,000                  0.053223
 Swaps                         27/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         419,000                  0.027875
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         372,387                  0.024774
 Swaps                         22/04/2022       N/A                         Cash                         355,628                  0.023659
 Swaps                         31/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         351,561                  0.023389
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         329,194                  0.021901
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         75,703                   0.005036
 Swaps                         08/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         50,913                   0.003387
 Swaps                         28/04/2023       N/A                         Cash                         49,869                   0.003318
 Swaps                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         36,980                   0.002460
 Swaps                         15/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         27,825                   0.001851
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         22,586                   0.001503
 Swaps                         17/08/2026       N/A                         Cash                         20,544                   0.001367
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         28,892                   0.001922
 Swaps                         21/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         7,455                    0.000496
 Swaps                         29/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         4,503                    0.000300
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000015
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465,940                  0.030998
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5,406,322                0.359675
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          44,907,059               2.987604

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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                                  than the notifiable threshold
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                                                                                                                                                                                     4.857402%
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities EUROPE SA
 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

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

No

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

24-Nov-2021

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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