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

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05/12/2023 09:30

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RNS Number : 7189V  Informa PLC  05 December 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

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

01-Dec-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

04-Dec-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  3.841289                                              5.472797                                                                   9.314086                        127881658
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          4.024701                                              5.370862                                                                   9.395563

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                                                                          52485431                                                                         3.822704
 US45672B3050                                                                          255168                                                                           0.018585
 Sub Total 8.A                                52740599                                                                              3.841289%

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                         323630                                                             0.023571
 Physical Swap                 19/01/2024       N/A                         3662242                                                            0.266734
 Physical Swap                 24/01/2024       N/A                         4264000                                                            0.310563
 Physical Swap                 15/05/2024       N/A                         8530038                                                            0.621274
 Physical Swap                 16/05/2024       N/A                         3905566                                                            0.284457
 Physical Swap                 28/05/2024       N/A                         4348084                                                            0.316687
 Physical Swap                 03/06/2024       N/A                         12300016                                                           0.895855
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             37333576                                                           2.719141%

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                         07/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         6494688                  0.473032
 Swaps                         15/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1285450                  0.093624
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         808180                   0.058863
 Swaps                         17/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         342367                   0.024936
 Swaps                         08/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2200000                  0.160234
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         111134                   0.008094
 Swaps                         31/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         4015                     0.000292
 Swaps                         25/02/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1618436                  0.117877
 Swaps                         12/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         134498                   0.009796
 Swaps                         24/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         25008                    0.001821
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         28171                    0.002052
 Swaps                         13/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         11839001                 0.862277
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         11084                    0.000807
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2280386                  0.166089
 Swaps                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         29718                    0.002164
 Swaps                         15/02/2028       N/A                         Cash                         15852                    0.001155
 Swaps                         16/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2984124                  0.217345
 Swaps                         25/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1343364                  0.097842
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2286107                  0.166505
 Swaps                         06/12/2023       N/A                         Cash                         336030                   0.024474
 Swaps                         18/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1088000                  0.079243
 Swaps                         26/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1125934                  0.082006
 Swaps                         20/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         645566                   0.047019
 Swaps                         31/10/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1590                     0.000116
 Call Option                   05/12/2023       N/A                         Cash                         654015                   0.047634
 Call Option                   10/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         114765                   0.008359
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          37807483                 2.753656%

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                                                                                                                                                                   3.106849%
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                                                                                                 3.225971                                                                    6.177406%
 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

04-Dec-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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