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RNS Number : 4325X  Informa PLC  30 August 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

24-Aug-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

26-Aug-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  2.886095                                              4.444381                                                                   7.330476                        105733611
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.603198                                              4.474885                                                                   7.078083

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                                                                          41341263                                                                         2.866175
 US45672B3050                                                                          287326                                                                           0.019920
 Sub Total 8.A                                41628589                                                                              2.886095%

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                         118704                                                             0.008230
 Physical Swap                 26/08/2022       N/A                         4419754                                                            0.306420
 Physical Swap                 30/08/2022       N/A                         3109728                                                            0.215596
 Physical Swap                 25/01/2023       N/A                         2142757                                                            0.148557
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             9790943                                                            0.678803%

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                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         24934                    0.001729
 Swaps                         26/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.202694
 Swaps                         13/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.073489
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         10139061                 0.702938
 Swaps                         20/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         5978198                  0.414466
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         65482                    0.004540
 Swaps                         29/06/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6947                     0.000482
 Swaps                         10/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         25257                    0.001751
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         90346                    0.006264
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1421922                  0.098581
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000015
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         688044                   0.047702
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         8878                     0.000616
 Swaps                         25/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006907
 Swaps                         13/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1183000                  0.082017
 Swaps                         25/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         45058                    0.003124
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         122683                   0.008506
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5181322                  0.359219
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.032303
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         26874                    0.001863
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         73776                    0.005115
 Swaps                         17/05/2027       N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000730
 Swaps                         16/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         23350366                 1.618873
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         882472                   0.061181
 Swaps                         15/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         52251                    0.003623
 Swaps                         31/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         215700                   0.014954
 Swaps                         10/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         5478                     0.000380
 Swaps                         30/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         102                      0.000007
 Swaps                         23/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         934                      0.000065
 Call Options                  09/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         27185                    0.001885
 Call Options                  23/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         2526                     0.000175
 Call Options                  27/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         114780                   0.007958
 Call Options                  12/09/2022       N/A                         Cash                         20564                    0.001426
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          54314079                 3.765578%

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  BofA Securities Europe SA
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                                                                                                                                                                                     5.321439%

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

26-Aug-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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