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RNS Number : 2725J  Informa PLC  14 August 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

10-Aug-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-Aug-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  3.452642                                              4.248505                                                                   7.701147                        107611065
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          0.018650                                              1.776362                                                                   1.795012

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                                                                          47991906                                                                         3.434523
 US45672B3050                                                                          253182                                                                           0.018119
 Sub Total 8.A                                48245088                                                                              3.452642%

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                         404693                                                             0.028962
 Physical Swap                 21/08/2023       N/A                         11810578                                                           0.845220
 Physical Swap                 15/09/2023       N/A                         4244000                                                            0.303720
 Physical Swap                 16/05/2024       N/A                         1963566                                                            0.140522
 Physical Swap                 03/06/2024       N/A                         8846000                                                            0.633061
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             27268837                                                           1.951485%

 

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                  0.114503
 Swaps                         07/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2067998                  0.147996
 Swaps                         08/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2550690                  0.182539
 Swaps                         06/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         3138000                  0.224570
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         631984                   0.045228
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         376470                   0.026942
 Swaps                         01/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         37050                    0.002651
 Swaps                         17/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         325511                   0.023295
 Swaps                         08/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2200000                  0.157442
 Swaps                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         51959                    0.003718
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         123579                   0.008844
 Swaps                         31/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         327161                   0.023413
 Swaps                         15/02/2028       N/A                         Cash                         135734                   0.009714
 Swaps                         25/02/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1713539                  0.122629
 Swaps                         12/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         134481                   0.009624
 Swaps                         31/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         150936                   0.010802
 Swaps                         24/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         27992                    0.002003
 Swaps                         02/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         7314000                  0.523424
 Swaps                         17/07/2028       N/A                         Cash                         6487                     0.000464
 Swaps                         21/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1866999                  0.133611
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         64139                    0.004590
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         39735                    0.002844
 Swaps                         13/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         6841429                  0.489604
 Equity Option                 16/08/2023       N/A                         Cash                         121297                   0.008681
 Equity Option                 08/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         69838                    0.004998
 Equity Option                 28/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         180132                   0.012891
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          32097140                 2.297020%

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  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  Bank of America, NA
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                                                                                                                                                                             5.367601%
 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

11-Aug-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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