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

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21/11/2022 09:45

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RNS Number : 0493H  Informa PLC  21 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 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

16-Nov-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

17-Nov-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  2.880334                                              5.554013                                                                   8.434347                        120413512
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.948856                                              6.519228                                                                   9.468084

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                                                                          40872284                                                                         2.862892
 US45672B3050                                                                          249006                                                                           0.017442
 Sub Total 8.A                                41121290                                                                              2.880334%

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                         4158725                                                            0.291297
 Physical Swaps                05/01/2023       N/A                         4581386                                                            0.320902
 Physical Swap                 06/01/2023       N/A                         10854000                                                           0.760267
 Physical Swaps                10/01/2023       N/A                         3454000                                                            0.241935
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             23048111                                                           1.614401%

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                         26/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2923622                  0.204785
 Swaps                         13/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1060000                  0.074248
 Swaps                         15/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         10177745                 0.712898
 Swaps                         20/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         7478198                  0.523809
 Swaps                         28/02/2023       N/A                         Cash                         182720                   0.012799
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         78131                    0.005473
 Swaps                         25/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1381650                  0.096777
 Swaps                         25/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         223                      0.000016
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         439690                   0.030798
 Swaps                         26/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         6591                     0.000462
 Swaps                         25/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         99624                    0.006978
 Swaps                         13/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1026000                  0.071866
 Swaps                         25/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         45058                    0.003156
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         763053                   0.053448
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         18364                    0.001286
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         41934                    0.002937
 Swaps                         17/05/2027       N/A                         Cash                         10530                    0.000738
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         39000                    0.002732
 Swaps                         03/05/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2658992                  0.186249
 Swaps                         30/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         6800000                  0.476305
 Swaps                         31/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         32416                    0.002271
 Swaps                         10/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1800000                  0.126081
 Swaps                         25/01/2023       N/A                         Cash                         4285514                  0.300178
 Swaps                         28/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         11901142                 0.833613
 Swaps                         11/04/2023       N/A                         Cash                         654372                   0.045835
 Swaps                         15/05/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1304248                  0.091356
 Swaps                         25/09/2024       N/A                         Cash                         617212                   0.043233
 Call Options                  22/11/2022       N/A                         Cash                         130425                   0.009136
 Call Options                  23/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         213139                   0.014929
 Call Options                  08/12/2022       N/A                         Cash                         74518                    0.005220
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          56244111                 3.939612%

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                                                                                                 3.011676                                                                    5.802217%
 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

17-Nov-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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