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

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30/05/2022 08:15

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RNS Number : 1542N  Informa PLC  30 May 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

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

17-May-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

18-May-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  2.769121                                              4.171973                                                                   6.941094                        102,075,553
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.805377                                              4.200228                                                                   7.005605

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                                                                          40424372                                                                         2.748840
 US45672B3050                                                                          298246                                                                           0.020281
 Sub Total 8.A                                40,722,618                                                                            2.769121%

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                         143649                                                             0.009768
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             143,649                                                            0.009768

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                         18/05/2022               N/A                         Cash                         1453000                  0.098803
 Swaps                         20/05/2022               N/A                         Cash                         18306924                 1.244863
 Swaps                         23/05/2022               N/A                         Cash                         5489523                  0.373285
 Swaps                         24/05/2022               N/A                         Cash                         2826480                  0.192199
 Swaps                         25/05/2022               N/A                         Cash                         2000000                  0.135999
 Swaps                         26/05/2022               N/A                         Cash                         940000                   0.063920
 Swaps                         27/06/2022               N/A                         Cash                         3382464                  0.230006
 Swaps                         06/07/2022               N/A                         Cash                         2154021                  0.146473
 Swaps                         21/07/2022               N/A                         Cash                         6305572                  0.428776
 Swaps                         29/07/2022               N/A                         Cash                         1563720                  0.106332
 Swaps                         16/08/2022               N/A                         Cash                         2911677                  0.197993
 Swaps                         21/09/2022               N/A                         Cash                         39613                    0.002694
 Swaps                         10/11/2022               N/A                         Cash                         69                       0.000005
 Swaps                         16/11/2022               N/A                         Cash                         522587                   0.035536
 Swaps                         30/11/2022               N/A                         Cash                         356                      0.000024
 Swaps                         30/12/2022               N/A                         Cash                         1837                     0.000125
 Swaps                         26/01/2023               N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.198805
 Swaps                         13/02/2023               N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.072080
 Swaps                         15/02/2023               N/A                         Cash                         2687                     0.000183
 Swaps                         28/02/2023               N/A                         Cash                         254326                   0.017294
 Swaps                         28/04/2023               N/A                         Cash                         4188                     0.000285
 Swaps                         17/07/2023               N/A                         Cash                         99355                    0.006756
 Swaps                         08/08/2023               N/A                         Cash                         197429                   0.013425
 Swaps                         25/08/2023               N/A                         Cash                         1428045                  0.097106
 Swaps                         25/10/2023               N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000015
 Swaps                         31/10/2023               N/A                         Cash                         3564                     0.000242
 Swaps                         15/01/2024               N/A                         Cash                         954582                   0.064911
 Swaps                         26/02/2024               N/A                         Cash                         8220                     0.000559
 Swaps                         08/03/2024               N/A                         Cash                         34626                    0.002355
 Swaps                         25/03/2024               N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006774
 Swaps                         02/07/2024               N/A                         Cash                         354488                   0.024105
 Swaps                         08/08/2024               N/A                         Cash                         79315                    0.005393
 Swaps                         29/11/2024               N/A                         Cash                         5181322                  0.352328
 Swaps                         31/12/2024               N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.031684
 Swaps                         24/01/2025               N/A                         Cash                         109895                   0.007473
 Swaps                         06/05/2025               N/A                         Cash                         26872                    0.001827
 Swaps                         17/05/2027               N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000716
 Call Option                   20/05/2022 - 12/08/2022  N/A                         Cash                         12590                    0.000856
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                                  61,209,286               4.162205

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                                                                                                                                                                                     5.621738%
 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

18-May-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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