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

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14/04/2022 18:00

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RNS Number : 4818I  Informa PLC  14 April 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

13-Apr-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

14-Apr-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  2.861309                                              3.980563                                                                   6.841872                        101,326,269
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.496357                                              4.003242                                                                   6.499599

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                                                                          42061032                                                                         2.840094
 US45672B3050                                                                          314184                                                                           0.021215
 Sub Total 8.A                                42,375,216                                                                            2.861309%

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                         229489                                                             0.015496
 Physical Call Option          14/04/2022       N/A                         500000                                                             0.033762
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             729,489                                                            0.049258

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                         19/4/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2167348                  0.146346
 Swaps                         22/4/2022        N/A                         Cash                         5625397                  0.379845
 Swaps                         26/4/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.197412
 Swaps                         13/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         911547                   0.061551
 Swaps                         16/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2911677                  0.196606
 Swaps                         20/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         18306924                 1.236141
 Swaps                         23/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         4419754                  0.298436
 Swaps                         24/5/2022        N/A                         Cash                         2826480                  0.190853
 Swaps                         27/6/2022        N/A                         Cash                         3382464                  0.228395
 Swaps                         6/7/2022         N/A                         Cash                         2154021                  0.145446
 Swaps                         29/7/2022        N/A                         Cash                         1969022                  0.132955
 Swaps                         21/9/2022        N/A                         Cash                         226756                   0.015311
 Swaps                         10/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         33                       0.000002
 Swaps                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         452472                   0.030552
 Swaps                         30/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         15100                    0.001020
 Swaps                         31/1/2023        N/A                         Cash                         90187                    0.006090
 Swaps                         15/2/2023        N/A                         Cash                         193426                   0.013061
 Swaps                         28/2/2023        N/A                         Cash                         338929                   0.022886
 Swaps                         17/7/2023        N/A                         Cash                         102460                   0.006918
 Swaps                         25/8/2023        N/A                         Cash                         1428045                  0.096426
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000015
 Swaps                         15/1/2024        N/A                         Cash                         769700                   0.051973
 Swaps                         26/2/2024        N/A                         Cash                         8220                     0.000555
 Swaps                         8/3/2024         N/A                         Cash                         29277                    0.001977
 Swaps                         25/3/2024        N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006727
 Swaps                         2/7/2024         N/A                         Cash                         1007539                  0.068032
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5181322                  0.349859
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.031462
 Swaps                         24/1/2025        N/A                         Cash                         176916                   0.011946
 Swaps                         6/5/2025         N/A                         Cash                         26872                    0.001814
 Cash Call Option              8/7/2022         N/A                         Cash                         10267                    0.000693
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          58,221,564               3.931305

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                                                                                                                                                                                     5.085084%
 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

14-Apr-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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