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08/11/2022 10:45

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RNS Number : 6917F  Informa PLC  08 November 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

27-Oct-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

31-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  3.050542                                              5.996966                                                                   9.047508                        129532100
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.979184                                              6.036651                                                                   9.015835

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                                                                          43425618                                                                         3.033176
 US45672B3050                                                                          248632                                                                           0.017366
 Sub Total 8.A                                43674250                                                                              3.050542%

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                         6095938                                                            0.425787
 Physical Swap                 25/01/2023       N/A                         2142757                                                            0.149666
 Physical Swap                 10/01/2023       N/A                         3454000                                                            0.241254
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             11692695                                                           0.816707%

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                         6207764                  0.433598
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1556416                  0.108712
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         10193918                 0.712021
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         78437                    0.005479
 Swaps                         25/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006958
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         80631                    0.005632
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         6855                     0.000479
 Swaps                         31/10/2022       N/A                         Cash                         12546000                 0.876308
 Swaps                         26/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.204208
 Swaps                         03/05/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2658992                  0.185724
 Swaps                         10/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1800000                  0.125726
 Swaps                         13/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.074038
 Swaps                         20/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         7478198                  0.522334
 Swaps                         30/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6800000                  0.474964
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         439690                   0.030711
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         17552                    0.001226
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         4625992                  0.323115
 Swaps                         17/05/2027       N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000735
 Swaps                         13/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1026000                  0.071664
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1392389                  0.097255
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000016
 Swaps                         25/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         45058                    0.003147
 Swaps                         25/09/2024       N/A                         Cash                         617212                   0.043111
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         87678                    0.006124
 Swaps                         29/06/2023       N/A                         Cash                         4203                     0.000294
 Swaps                         10/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         18399                    0.001285
 Swaps                         08/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         172567                   0.012053
 Swaps                         28/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         11901142                 0.831266
 Swaps                         31/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         13548                    0.000946
 Call Option                   04/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         35059                    0.002449
 Call Option                   22/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         101047                   0.007058
 Call Option                   23/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         166409                   0.011623
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          74165155                 5.180259%

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, NA
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities Europe SA
 Bank of America Corporation  Managed Account Advisors, LLC
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                                                                                                 3.581428                                                                    6.581362%
 Bank of America Corporation  U.S. Trust Co of Delaware

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

31-Oct-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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