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

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07/09/2023 11:45

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RNS Number : 7447L  Informa PLC  07 September 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

05-Sep-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

06-Sep-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  4.393361                                              4.921507                                                                   9.314868                        129689326
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          4.232045                                              5.073516                                                                   9.305561

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                                                                          60905444                                                                         4.374502
 US45672B3050                                                                          262576                                                                           0.018859
 Sub Total 8.A                                61168020                                                                              4.393361%

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                        935068                                                             0.067161
 Physical Swap                 15/09/2023       N/A                         6940000                                                            0.498462
 Physical Swap                 16/05/2024       N/A                         3905566                                                            0.280515
 Physical Swap                 28/05/2024       N/A                         4348084                                                            0.312299
 Physical Swap                 03/06/2024       N/A                         8846000                                                            0.635359
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             24974718                                                           1.793796%

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                  0.114919
 Swaps                         07/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2067998                  0.148533
 Swaps                         08/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         2550690                  0.183202
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1002098                  0.071975
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         195622                   0.014050
 Swaps                         01/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         37050                    0.002661
 Swaps                         17/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         325511                   0.023380
 Swaps                         08/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2200000                  0.158014
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         110758                   0.007955
 Swaps                         31/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         333481                   0.023952
 Swaps                         25/02/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1713168                  0.123047
 Swaps                         12/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         130376                   0.009364
 Swaps                         24/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         25008                    0.001796
 Swaps                         02/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         7314000                  0.525324
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         50589                    0.003634
 Swaps                         13/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         18220976                 1.308712
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         16217                    0.001165
 Swaps                         15/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         48340                    0.003472
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         83282                    0.005982
 Swaps                         21/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         1866999                  0.134096
 Swaps                         04/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2354000                  0.169075
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1028031                  0.073838
 Swaps                         18/03/2026       N/A                         Cash                         8101                     0.000582
 Swaps                         17/07/2028       N/A                         Cash                         4642                     0.000333
 Swaps                         30/09/2024       N/A                         Cash                         178526                   0.012823
 Swaps                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         46792                    0.003361
 Call Option                   08/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         16437                    0.001181
 Call Option                   28/09/2023       N/A                         Cash                         17896                    0.001285
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          43546588                 3.127711%

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, National Association
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                     3.065257                                                                    3.236530                                                                    6.301786%
 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

06-Sep-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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