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

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10/06/2022 09:00

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RNS Number : 4005O  Informa PLC  10 June 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

 Name                         City of registered office  Country of registered office
 Merrill Lynch International  London                     United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

02-Jun-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

06-Jun-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  3.140537                                              4.603355                                                                   7.743892                        113,379,486
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.971055                                              4.596081                                                                   7.567136

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                                                                          45692780                                                                         3.120847
 US45672B3050                                                                          288288                                                                           0.019690
 Sub Total 8.A                                45,981,068                                                                            3.140537%

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                         45719                                                              0.003123
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             45,719                                                             0.003123

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                         15/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         5652960                  0.386101
 Swaps                         21/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         376000                   0.025681
 Swaps                         22/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1069769                  0.073066
 Swaps                         23/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         4419754                  0.301872
 Swaps                         24/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         470000                   0.032101
 Swaps                         27/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         3382464                  0.231025
 Swaps                         06/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2154021                  0.147121
 Swaps                         21/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         6305572                  0.430675
 Swaps                         29/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         34156                    0.002333
 Swaps                         16/08/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2911677                  0.198869
 Swaps                         10/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         330                      0.000023
 Swaps                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         549964                   0.037563
 Swaps                         30/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         489                      0.000033
 Swaps                         30/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1837                     0.000125
 Swaps                         25/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2754000                  0.188100
 Swaps                         26/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.199685
 Swaps                         13/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.072399
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         9236                     0.000631
 Swaps                         20/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         7900000                  0.539575
 Swaps                         22/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         16890414                 1.153626
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         86867                    0.005933
 Swaps                         28/04/2023       N/A                         Cash                         8630                     0.000589
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         93965                    0.006418
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1428045                  0.097536
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000015
 Swaps                         01/12/2023       N/A                         Cash                         9480                     0.000647
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         954582                   0.065199
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         8220                     0.000561
 Swaps                         08/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         20624                    0.001409
 Swaps                         25/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006804
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         79315                    0.005417
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5181322                  0.353888
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.031824
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         26872                    0.001835
 Swaps                         17/05/2027       N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000719
 Call Option                   17/06/2022       N/A                         Cash                         434                      0.000030
 Call Option                   08/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         74                       0.000005
 Call Option                   12/08/2022       N/A                         Cash                         3698                     0.000253
 Call Option                   26/08/2022       N/A                         Cash                         7989                     0.000546
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          67,352,699               4.600232

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                             3.086658                                                                                                                                                6.058999%
 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

06-Jun-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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