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

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25/10/2022 17:00

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RNS Number : 0839E  Informa PLC  25 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 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

 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

18-Oct-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-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  3.400892                                              5.688483                                                                   9.089375                        130360611
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          3.562130                                              6.834568                                                                   10.396698

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                                                                          48527608                                                                         3.383581
 US45672B3050                                                                          248280                                                                           0.017311
 Sub Total 8.A                                48775888                                                                              3.400892%

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                         1615846                                                            0.112665
 Physical Swap                 26/10/2022       N/A                         8839508                                                            0.616333
 Physical Swap                 25/01/2023       N/A                         2142757                                                            0.149403
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             12598111                                                           0.878401%

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                         6110480                  0.426052
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1592114                  0.111010
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         10189598                 0.710468
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         67416                    0.004701
 Swaps                         31/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         150                      0.000011
 Swaps                         25/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006946
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         80631                    0.005622
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         6855                     0.000478
 Swaps                         31/10/2022       N/A                         Cash                         12546000                 0.874768
 Swaps                         26/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.203849
 Swaps                         03/05/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2658992                  0.185398
 Swaps                         10/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         5254000                  0.366334
 Swaps                         13/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.073908
 Swaps                         20/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         9978198                  0.695728
 Swaps                         30/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6800000                  0.474129
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         439690                   0.030657
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         17552                    0.001224
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5181322                  0.361267
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.032488
 Swaps                         29/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6570                     0.000458
 Swaps                         17/05/2027       N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000734
 Swaps                         13/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1026000                  0.071538
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1392389                  0.097084
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000016
 Swaps                         25/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         45058                    0.003142
 Swaps                         25/09/2024       N/A                         Cash                         617212                   0.043035
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         87158                    0.006077
 Swaps                         29/06/2023       N/A                         Cash                         5294                     0.000369
 Swaps                         10/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         21479                    0.001498
 Call Option                   04/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         35059                    0.002444
 Call Option                   22/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         101047                   0.007046
 Call Option                   23/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         166409                   0.011603
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          68986612                 4.810082%

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                             3.368007                                                                    3.208839                                                                    6.576846%

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

19-Oct-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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