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

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RNS Number : 0850E  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 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

21-Oct-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

25-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  2.988405                                              6.168383                                                                   9.156788                        131210361
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          3.097512                                              6.035233                                                                   9.132745

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                                                                          42572428                                                                         2.971005
 US45672B3050                                                                          249328                                                                           0.017400
 Sub Total 8.A                                42821756                                                                              2.988405%

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                         7586933                                                            0.529470
 Physical Swap                 25/01/2023       N/A                         2142757                                                            0.149537
 Physical Swap                 26/10/2022       N/A                         8839508                                                            0.616884
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             18569198                                                           1.295891%

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                         6230922                  0.434838
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2003572                  0.139823
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         10193918                 0.711404
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         74513                    0.005200
 Swaps                         25/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006952
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         127261                   0.008881
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         6855                     0.000478
 Swaps                         31/10/2022       N/A                         Cash                         12546000                 0.875549
 Swaps                         26/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.204031
 Swaps                         03/05/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2658992                  0.185563
 Swaps                         10/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         5254000                  0.366661
 Swaps                         13/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.073974
 Swaps                         20/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         9978198                  0.696349
 Swaps                         30/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6800000                  0.474552
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         439690                   0.030685
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         17552                    0.001225
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5181322                  0.361589
 Swaps                         31/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         465940                   0.032517
 Swaps                         29/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         3952                     0.000276
 Swaps                         17/05/2027       N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000735
 Swaps                         13/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1026000                  0.071602
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1392389                  0.097171
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000016
 Swaps                         25/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         45058                    0.003144
 Swaps                         25/09/2024       N/A                         Cash                         617212                   0.043073
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         88049                    0.006145
 Swaps                         29/06/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6662                     0.000465
 Swaps                         10/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         27916                    0.001948
 Swaps                         08/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         230856                   0.016111
 Swaps                         17/04/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6064                     0.000423
 Call Option                   04/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         35059                    0.002447
 Call Option                   22/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         101047                   0.007052
 Call Option                   23/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         166409                   0.011613
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          69819407                 4.872492%

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                                                                                                         3.686792                                                                    6.623319%

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-Oct-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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