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

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17/05/2023 10:00

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RNS Number : 7336Z  Informa PLC  17 May 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; 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

15-May-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-May-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  3.941129                                              4.568930                                                                   8.510059                        120322401
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          3.738223                                              4.119856                                                                   7.858079

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                                                                          55471931                                                                         3.923371
 US45672B3050                                                                          251072                                                                           0.017758
 Sub Total 8.A                                55723003                                                                              3.941129%

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                         1179781                                                            0.083443
 Physical Swap                 15/06/2023       N/A                         4244000                                                            0.300166
 Physical Swap                 21/08/2023       N/A                         11810578                                                           0.835328
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             17234359                                                           1.218937%

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                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         206342                   0.014594
 Swaps                         08/06/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2550690                  0.180403
 Swaps                         18/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1600000                  0.113163
 Swaps                         14/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2210000                  0.156307
 Swaps                         04/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         11322000                 0.800773
 Swaps                         06/06/2023       N/A                         Cash                         3138000                  0.221942
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         359393                   0.025419
 Swaps                         01/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         37050                    0.002620
 Swaps                         17/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         325511                   0.023022
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         92140                    0.006517
 Swaps                         08/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2200000                  0.155600
 Swaps                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         65528                    0.004635
 Swaps                         15/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         15317                    0.001083
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         355217                   0.025123
 Swaps                         17/04/2028       N/A                         Cash                         8629                     0.000610
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         155851                   0.011023
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         177285                   0.012539
 Swaps                         29/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         3661                     0.000259
 Swaps                         14/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         660                      0.000047
 Swaps                         31/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         94495                    0.006683
 Swaps                         10/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         5078                     0.000359
 Swaps                         15/02/2028       N/A                         Cash                         179661                   0.012707
 Swaps                         17/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         41211                    0.002915
 Swaps                         25/02/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1862547                  0.131733
 Swaps                         12/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         101721                   0.007194
 Swaps                         15/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2858                     0.000202
 Swaps                         31/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         410043                   0.029001
 Swaps                         31/10/2023       N/A                         Cash                         877                      0.000062
 Swaps                         13/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         16893417                 1.194823
 Swaps                         18/05/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2892000                  0.204543
 Call Option                   19/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         57857                    0.004092
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          47365039                 3.349993%

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  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                                                                                                                                                                             5.654015%
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities Europe, SA

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

16-May-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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