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

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19/07/2023 18:00

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RNS Number : 5745G  Informa PLC  19 July 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 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

 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

17-Jul-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

18-Jul-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  4.348752                                              4.970445                                                                   9.319197                        130747423
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          4.126177                                              5.301052                                                                   9.427229

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                                                                          60757380                                                                         4.330564
 US45672B3050                                                                          255174                                                                           0.018188
 Sub Total 8.A                                61012554                                                                              4.348752%

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                         887663                                                             0.063269
 Physical Swap                 21/08/2023       N/A                         11810578                                                           0.841815
 Physical Swap                 15/09/2023       N/A                         4244000                                                            0.302497
 Physical Swap                 16/05/2024       N/A                         1963566                                                            0.139956
 Physical Swap                 03/06/2024       N/A                         8846000                                                            0.630511
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             27751807                                                           1.978048%

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                         18/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1600000                  0.114042
 Swaps                         07/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2067998                  0.147399
 Swaps                         08/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2550690                  0.181804
 Swaps                         06/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         3138000                  0.223665
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         352889                   0.025153
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         385910                   0.027506
 Swaps                         01/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         37050                    0.002641
 Swaps                         17/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         325511                   0.023201
 Swaps                         08/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2200000                  0.156808
 Swaps                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         60377                    0.004303
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         140880                   0.010041
 Swaps                         31/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         304885                   0.021731
 Swaps                         31/05/2024       N/A                         Cash                         8937                     0.000637
 Swaps                         15/02/2028       N/A                         Cash                         258224                   0.018405
 Swaps                         25/02/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1845998                  0.131576
 Swaps                         12/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         118350                   0.008436
 Swaps                         31/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         322370                   0.022977
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         2156                     0.000154
 Swaps                         24/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         33012                    0.002353
 Swaps                         02/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         7314000                  0.521315
 Swaps                         15/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         3131                     0.000223
 Swaps                         13/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         18365633                 1.309035
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         277789                   0.019800
 Swaps                         17/07/2028       N/A                         Cash                         6487                     0.000462
 Swaps                         17/07/2025       N/A                         Cash                         6325                     0.000451
 Swaps                         08/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         10                       0.000001
 Equity Option                 08/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         142505                   0.010157
 Equity Option                 16/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         78431                    0.005590
 Equity Option                 19/07/2023       N/A                         Cash                         35514                    0.002531
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          41983062                 2.992397%

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                                                                                                                                                                   3.094751%
 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 Corporation          Merrill Lynch International                     3.021000                                                                    3.162111                                                                    6.183110%
 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

18-Jul-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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