REG - Informa PLC Bank of America Corp - Holding(s) in Company

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RNS Number : 2732Y  Informa PLC  12 January 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

No

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

07-Jan-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-Jan-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  2.646630                                              3.337557                                                                   5.984187                        89,949,128
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.677543                                              3.334253                                                                   6.011796

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                                                                          39510599                                                                         2.628585
 US45672B3050                                                                          271230                                                                           0.018045
 Sub Total 8.A                                39,781,829                                                                            2.646630%

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                         955365                                                             0.063559
 Call Options                  14/04/2022       N/A                         500000                                                             0.033264
 Swaps                         10/01/2022       N/A                         7643561                                                            0.508515
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             9,098,926                                                          0.605338

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                         13/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         800000                   0.053223
 Swaps                         17/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2579209                  0.171591
 Swaps                         26/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.194504
 Swaps                         27/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         419000                   0.027875
 Swaps                         31/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         147866                   0.009837
 Swaps                         11/02/2022       N/A                         Cash                         3120565                  0.207607
 Swaps                         21/02/2022       N/A                         Cash                         7015183                  0.466710
 Swaps                         13/04/2022       N/A                         Cash                         911547                   0.060644
 Swaps                         22/04/2022       N/A                         Cash                         355628                   0.023659
 Swaps                         16/05/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2911677                  0.193710
 Swaps                         24/05/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2826480                  0.188042
 Swaps                         27/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2788464                  0.185513
 Swaps                         06/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2154021                  0.143304
 Swaps                         29/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1497342                  0.099616
 Swaps                         21/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         441800                   0.029392
 Swaps                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         238928                   0.015896
 Swaps                         30/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         4177                     0.000278
 Swaps                         04/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1283538                  0.085392
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         604815                   0.040237
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         119882                   0.007976
 Swaps                         28/04/2023       N/A                         Cash                         50300                    0.003346
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         25152                    0.001673
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1465370                  0.097489
 Swaps                         08/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         66231                    0.004406
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000015
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         341792                   0.022739
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5406322                  0.359675
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.030998
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         36830                    0.002450
 Swaps                         17/08/2026       N/A                         Cash                         20544                    0.001367
 Call Options                  21/01/2022       N/A                         Cash                         45925                    0.003055
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          41,068,373               2.732219

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  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  Merrill Lynch International                                                                                                                                                                                     5.376198%
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities Europe SA

 

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

11-Jan-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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