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

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07/10/2022 10:30

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RNS Number : 1724C  Informa PLC  07 October 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

04-Oct-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

06-Oct-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  3.433196                                              6.606800                                                                   10.039996                       144179436
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          3.024360                                              6.865024                                                                   9.889384

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                                                                          49048585                                                                         3.415518
 US45672B3050                                                                          253860                                                                           0.017678
 Sub Total 8.A                                49302445                                                                              3.433196%

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                         816888                                                             0.056884
 Physical Swaps                25/01/2023       N/A                         2142757                                                            0.456983
 Physical Swaps                26/10/2022       N/A                         8839508                                                            0.307771
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             11799153                                                           0.821638%

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                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2865350                  0.199530
 Swaps                         31/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         11933                    0.000831
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         20846                    0.001452
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         37087                    0.002583
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         7339                     0.000511
 Swaps                         17/10/2022       N/A                         Cash                         1649174                  0.114841
 Swaps                         18/10/2022       N/A                         Cash                         14579506                 1.015250
 Swaps                         31/10/2022       N/A                         Cash                         12546000                 0.873646
 Swaps                         26/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.203588
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         10131632                 0.705520
 Swaps                         03/05/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2658992                  0.185160
 Swaps                         10/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1800000                  0.125344
 Swaps                         13/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.073814
 Swaps                         20/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         9978198                  0.694836
 Swaps                         30/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6800000                  0.473521
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         439690                   0.030618
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5181322                  0.360803
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.032446
 Swaps                         29/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         3481                     0.000242
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         80631                    0.005615
 Swaps                         17/05/2027       N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000733
 Swaps                         16/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         6234601                  0.434149
 Swaps                         13/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1026000                  0.071446
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1395184                  0.097154
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000016
 Swaps                         25/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006937
 Swaps                         25/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         45058                    0.003138
 Swaps                         25/09/2024       N/A                         Cash                         617212                   0.042980
 Swaps                         30/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         640                      0.000045
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         90583                    0.006308
 Swaps                         08/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         99384                    0.006921
 Swaps                         03/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1269                     0.000088
 Call Option                   04/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         28510                    0.001985
 Call Option                   22/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         67980                    0.004734
 Call Option                   23/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         120297                   0.008377
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          83077838                 5.785162%

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                                                                                               3.044996                                                                    3.050021%
 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                             3.415001                                                                    3.542399                                                                    6.957400%

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-Oct-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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