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

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29/01/2024 13:30

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RNS Number : 2485B  Informa PLC  29 January 2024

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

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

24-Jan-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

25-Jan-2024

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  3.942201                                              4.825956                                                                   8.768157                        119995876
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          3.872496                                              5.150640                                                                   9.023136

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                                                                          53755953                                                                         3.927973
 US45672B3050                                                                          194720                                                                           0.014228
 Sub Total 8.A                                53950673                                                                              3.942201%

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                         269861                                                             0.019719
 Physical Swaps                15/05/2024       N/A                         8530038                                                            0.623294
 Physical Swaps                16/05/2024       N/A                         3905566                                                            0.285382
 Physical Swaps                03/06/2024       N/A                         11078590                                                           0.809518
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             23784055                                                           1.737913%

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                         26/01/2024       N/A                         Cash                         7342472                  0.536518
 Swaps                         20/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         645566                   0.047172
 Swaps                         26/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1125934                  0.082273
 Swaps                         08/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         2200000                  0.160755
 Swaps                         17/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         319278                   0.023330
 Swaps                         18/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         371512                   0.027147
 Swaps                         07/06/2024       N/A                         Cash                         6494688                  0.474570
 Swaps                         25/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1343364                  0.098160
 Swaps                         31/07/2024       N/A                         Cash                         421693                   0.030813
 Swaps                         08/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         904030                   0.066058
 Swaps                         12/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         104400                   0.007629
 Swaps                         30/08/2024       N/A                         Cash                         3487                     0.000255
 Swaps                         18/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         823359                   0.060163
 Swaps                         29/11/2024       N/A                         Cash                         8333                     0.000609
 Swaps                         02/12/2024       N/A                         Cash                         23661                    0.001729
 Swaps                         25/02/2025       N/A                         Cash                         1268213                  0.092669
 Swaps                         06/05/2025       N/A                         Cash                         12553                    0.000917
 Swaps                         07/11/2025       N/A                         Cash                         12514                    0.000914
 Swaps                         15/02/2028       N/A                         Cash                         60665                    0.004433
 Swaps                         29/01/2025       N/A                         Cash                         2887                     0.000211
 Swaps                         05/01/2026       N/A                         Cash                         12758931                 0.932301
 Swaps                         26/05/2026       N/A                         Cash                         43813                    0.003201
 Swaps                         15/01/2026       N/A                         Cash                         1431086                  0.104570
 Swaps                         18/03/2024       N/A                         Cash                         4284124                  0.313043
 Swaps                         31/10/2024       N/A                         Cash                         1175                     0.000086
 Equity Call Option            28/02/2024       N/A                         Cash                         54154                    0.003957
 Equity Call Option            15/04/2024       N/A                         Cash                         199256                   0.014560
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          42261148                 3.088043%

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                                                                                                                                                                             5.824469%
 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

25-Jan-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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