Holding(s) in Company

Informa PLC

22 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 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

18-Jan-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

19-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	3.862814	5.151409	9.014223	123363422
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.763796	5.039930	8.803726

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		52646185		3.846882
US45672B3050		218034		0.015932
Sub Total 8.A	52864219		3.862814%

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 exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to Recall	N/A	N/A	120372	0.008796
Physical Swap	24/01/2024	N/A	4264000	0.311572
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	N/A	8530038	0.623294
Physical Swap	16/05/2024	N/A	3905566	0.285382
Physical Swap	03/06/2024	N/A	11078590	0.809518
Sub Total 8.B1			27898566	2.038562%

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	02/07/2024	N/A	Cash	1012	0.000074
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	1343364	0.098160
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	841462	0.061486
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	768295	0.056140
Swaps	12/08/2024	N/A	Cash	100000	0.007307
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	4493	0.000328
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	709541	0.051846
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	13223	0.000966
Swaps	02/12/2024	N/A	Cash	26334	0.001924
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1268213	0.092669
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	12569	0.000918
Swaps	07/11/2025	N/A	Cash	39088	0.002856
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	60665	0.004433
Swaps	29/01/2025	N/A	Cash	2839	0.000207
Swaps	05/01/2026	N/A	Cash	12941128	0.945614
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	81800	0.005977
Swaps	15/01/2026	N/A	Cash	1431086	0.104570
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	9968	0.000728
Swaps	18/03/2024	N/A	Cash	4284124	0.313043
Equity Option	28/02/2024	N/A	Cash	24098	0.001761
Equity Option	15/04/2024	N/A	Cash	137885	0.010075
Sub Total 8.B2				42600637	3.112847%

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 than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher 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			5.872573%
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

19-Jan-2024

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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