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RNS Number : 7440E Informa PLC 14 March 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 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
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
09-Mar-2022
6. Date on which Issuer notified
11-Mar-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 2.603217 4.020997 6.624214 98,441,281
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 2.618281 3.952359 6.570640
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 38,371,461 2.582055
US45672B3050 314,488 0.021162
Sub Total 8.A 38,685,949 2.603217%
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 328824 0.022127
Call Option 14/04/2022 N/A 500000 0.033646
Swaps 11/03/2022 N/A 3000000 0.201873
Sub Total 8.B1 3,828,824 0.257646
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 14/03/2022 N/A Cash 652485 0.043906
Swaps 18/03/2022 N/A Cash 4860670 0.327079
Swaps 22/03/2022 N/A Cash 2194492 0.147670
Swaps 01/04/2022 N/A Cash 720978 0.048515
Swaps 11/04/2022 N/A Cash 11542000 0.776673
Swaps 13/04/2022 N/A Cash 911547 0.061339
Swaps 19/04/2022 N/A Cash 2167348 0.145843
Swaps 22/04/2022 N/A Cash 355628 0.023931
Swaps 26/04/2022 N/A Cash 2923622 0.196733
Swaps 16/05/2022 N/A Cash 2911677 0.195930
Swaps 20/05/2022 N/A Cash 159775 0.010751
Swaps 23/05/2022 N/A Cash 4419754 0.297410
Swaps 24/05/2022 N/A Cash 2826480 0.190197
Swaps 27/06/2022 N/A Cash 2788464 0.187639
Swaps 06/07/2022 N/A Cash 2154021 0.144946
Swaps 29/07/2022 N/A Cash 2289867 0.154087
Swaps 21/09/2022 N/A Cash 533288 0.035885
Swaps 10/11/2022 N/A Cash 88 0.000006
Swaps 16/11/2022 N/A Cash 402652 0.027095
Swaps 30/11/2022 N/A Cash 36 0.000002
Swaps 30/12/2022 N/A Cash 18177 0.001223
Swaps 01/02/2023 N/A Cash 3582 0.000241
Swaps 15/02/2023 N/A Cash 582884 0.039223
Swaps 28/02/2023 N/A Cash 104907 0.007059
Swaps 28/04/2023 N/A Cash 25645 0.001726
Swaps 17/07/2023 N/A Cash 106235 0.007149
Swaps 25/08/2023 N/A Cash 1465370 0.098606
Swaps 08/09/2023 N/A Cash 36151 0.002433
Swaps 11/09/2023 N/A Cash 13128 0.000883
Swaps 25/10/2023 N/A Cash 223 0.000015
Swaps 31/10/2023 N/A Cash 2246 0.000151
Swaps 15/01/2024 N/A Cash 1460456 0.098276
Swaps 26/02/2024 N/A Cash 8415 0.000566
Swaps 02/07/2024 N/A Cash 1046745 0.070437
Swaps 08/08/2024 N/A Cash 112657 0.007581
Swaps 29/11/2024 N/A Cash 5406322 0.363797
Swaps 31/12/2024 N/A Cash 465940 0.031354
Swaps 24/01/2025 N/A Cash 195197 0.013135
Swaps 06/05/2025 N/A Cash 36812 0.002477
Swaps 17/08/2026 N/A Cash 20544 0.001382
Sub Total 8.B2 55,926,508 3.763351
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 5.110150%
Bank of America Corporation BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation BofA Securities, Inc.
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
11-Mar-2022
13. Place Of Completion
United Kingdom
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