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

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21/03/2023 13:15

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RNS Number : 7451T  Informa PLC  21 March 2023

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

20-Mar-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

21-Mar-2023

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  5.918783                                              3.759111                                                                   9.677894                        136423363
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          6.021251                                              3.627463                                                                   9.648714

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                                                                          83187476                                                                         5.901330
 US45672B3050                                                                          246024                                                                           0.017453
 Sub Total 8.A                                83433500                                                                              5.918783%

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                         1474893                                                            0.104629
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             1474893                                                            0.104629%

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                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         51552                    0.003657
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         424258                   0.030097
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         60949                    0.004324
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         5044                     0.000358
 Swaps                         13/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         38002030                 2.695869
 Swaps                         25/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         360445                   0.025570
 Swaps                         25/02/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1970986                  0.139822
 Swaps                         15/02/2028       N/A                         Cash                         399726                   0.028357
 Swaps                         12/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         80221                    0.005691
 Swaps                         03/04/2023       N/A                         Cash                         8386000                  0.594904
 Swaps                         01/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         37050                    0.002628
 Swaps                         29/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2249                     0.000160
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         8539                     0.000606
 Swaps                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         9                        0.000001
 Swaps                         31/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         494                      0.000035
 Swaps                         17/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         325511                   0.023092
 Swaps                         15/05/2023       N/A                         Cash                         562328                   0.039892
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         139848                   0.009921
 Swaps                         17/09/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1320                     0.000094
 Swaps                         11/04/2023       N/A                         Cash                         658735                   0.046731
 Swaps                         08/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         880                      0.000062
 Call Option                   22/03/2023       N/A                         Cash                         305                      0.000022
 Call Option                   05/04/2023       N/A                         Cash                         36491                    0.002589
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          51514970                 3.654482%

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                                                                                                                                                                                     3.155347%
 Bank of America Corporation  Managed Account Advisors, LLC
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
 Bank of America Corporation  U.S. Trust Co of Delaware
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                     3.202960                                                                    3.296924                                                                    6.499884%
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities Europe, SA
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities, Inc.

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

21-Mar-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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