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

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25/07/2022 17:00

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RNS Number : 6678T  Informa PLC  25 July 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; 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

21-Jul-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

25-Jul-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  2.572331                                              3.965694                                                                   6.538025                        94,899,515
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.726770                                              4.411106                                                                   7.137876

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                                                                          37049087                                                                         2.552468
 US45672B3050                                                                          288316                                                                           0.019863
 Sub Total 8.A                                37337403                                                                              2.572331%

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                         32286                                                              0.002224
 Physical Swaps                24/08/2022       N/A                         2612757                                                            0.180004
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             2645043                                                            0.182228%

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                         29/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1602297                  0.110389
 Swaps                         16/08/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2911677                  0.200598
 Swaps                         26/08/2022       N/A                         Cash                         4419754                  0.304495
 Swaps                         30/08/2022       N/A                         Cash                         3109728                  0.214242
 Swaps                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         64646                    0.004454
 Swaps                         30/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2116                     0.000146
 Swaps                         26/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.201421
 Swaps                         13/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.073028
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         5699475                  0.392661
 Swaps                         20/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         5978198                  0.411863
 Swaps                         22/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         16890414                 1.163652
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         54727                    0.003770
 Swaps                         29/06/2023       N/A                         Cash                         3660                     0.000252
 Swaps                         10/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         17903                    0.001233
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         91463                    0.006301
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1421922                  0.097962
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000015
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1335914                  0.092037
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         8220                     0.000566
 Swaps                         08/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         817                      0.000056
 Swaps                         25/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006864
 Swaps                         13/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1036000                  0.071374
 Swaps                         25/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         45058                    0.003104
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         122683                   0.008452
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5181322                  0.356963
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.032101
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         26872                    0.001851
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         25923                    0.001786
 Swaps                         17/05/2027       N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000725
 Call Option                   09/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         61879                    0.004263
 Call Option                   22/07/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2771                     0.000191
 Call Option                   23/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         22424                    0.001545
 Call Option                   26/08/2022       N/A                         Cash                         8862                     0.000611
 Call Option                   12/08/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1429                     0.000098
 Call Option                   27/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         208976                   0.014397
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          54917069                 3.783466%

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                                                                                                                                                                                     4.802696%
 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

25-Jul-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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