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

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15/03/2022 18:00

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RNS Number : 8759E  Informa PLC  15 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

11-Mar-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

15-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  2.483565                                              4.413157                                                                   6.896722                        102,490,957
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.575704                                              4.599902                                                                   7.175606

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                                                                          36576998                                                                         2.461303
 US45672B3050                                                                          330826                                                                           0.022262
 Sub Total 8.A                                36,907,824                                                                            2.483565%

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                         589856                                                             0.039692
 Call Option                   14/04/2022       N/A                         500000                                                             0.033646
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             1,089,856                                                          0.073338

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                         14/3/2022        N/A                         Cash                         652485                   0.043906
 Swaps                         18/3/2022        N/A                         Cash                         4860670                  0.327079
 Swaps                         22/3/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2194492                  0.147670
 Swaps                         1/4/2022         N/A                         Cash                         720978                   0.048515
 Swaps                         11/4/2022        N/A                         Cash                         11542000                 0.776673
 Swaps                         13/4/2022        N/A                         Cash                         911547                   0.061339
 Swaps                         19/4/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2167348                  0.145843
 Swaps                         22/4/2022        N/A                         Cash                         355628                   0.023931
 Swaps                         26/4/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.196733
 Swaps                         16/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2911677                  0.195930
 Swaps                         20/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         8259775                  0.555809
 Swaps                         23/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         4419754                  0.297410
 Swaps                         24/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2826480                  0.190197
 Swaps                         27/6/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2788464                  0.187639
 Swaps                         6/7/2022         N/A                         Cash                         2154021                  0.144946
 Swaps                         15/7/2022        N/A                         Cash                         20017                    0.001347
 Swaps                         29/7/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2829363                  0.190391
 Swaps                         21/9/2022        N/A                         Cash                         428388                   0.028827
 Swaps                         10/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         96                       0.000006
 Swaps                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         488195                   0.032851
 Swaps                         30/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         348                      0.000023
 Swaps                         30/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         14637                    0.000985
 Swaps                         31/1/2023        N/A                         Cash                         17776                    0.001196
 Swaps                         15/2/2023        N/A                         Cash                         532147                   0.035809
 Swaps                         28/2/2023        N/A                         Cash                         111675                   0.007515
 Swaps                         28/4/2023        N/A                         Cash                         25645                    0.001726
 Swaps                         17/7/2023        N/A                         Cash                         106676                   0.007178
 Swaps                         25/8/2023        N/A                         Cash                         1465370                  0.098606
 Swaps                         11/9/2023        N/A                         Cash                         23                       0.000002
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000015
 Swaps                         15/1/2024        N/A                         Cash                         1460456                  0.098276
 Swaps                         26/2/2024        N/A                         Cash                         8415                     0.000566
 Swaps                         8/3/2024         N/A                         Cash                         33711                    0.002268
 Swaps                         2/7/2024         N/A                         Cash                         1026673                  0.069086
 Swaps                         8/8/2024         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                         24/1/2025        N/A                         Cash                         195197                   0.013135
 Swaps                         6/5/2025         N/A                         Cash                         33842                    0.002277
 Swaps                         17/8/2026        N/A                         Cash                         20544                    0.001382
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          64,493,277               4.339819

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                                                                                                                                                                                     5.102544%
 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

15-Mar-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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