TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Informa Plc |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Prudential plc group of companies |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See list below |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 23 February 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 27 February 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Below 5% |
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE | |
Ordinary GBP 0.001 JE00B3WJHK45 |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights |
23,457,686 | 23,457,686 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
Number of shares | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
22,251,556 | 22,166,218 | 85,338 | 3.69% | 0.01% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise/ Conversion Period |
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date |
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Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
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% of voting rights
Nominal | Delta |
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Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
22,251,556 | 3.70% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Prudential plc (parent company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
13. Additional information: |
This disclosure now gives Prudential plc group of companies position under non-exempt rules where disclosure is required from a 3% level as their exempt holdings have dropped below 5%.
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14. Contact name: | James Todd / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 548 3261 / 0207 548 3266 |
Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
| INFORMA PLC |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
| 22 Grenville Street, St Helier, Jersey JE4 8PX |
Phone number & email
| 020 7017 4314 Emily.martin@informa.com |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| Emily Martin Deputy Company Secretary |
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name |
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Contact address |
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Phone number & email |
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Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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C: Additional information
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Appendix
Notifiable Position Report for INFORMA PLC as at 23 February 2012
Percentage holdings are calculated using 601,215,110 Total Voting Rights
| Registered Holder | Holding | Voting Rights | % |
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Prudential plc |
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| 22,251,556 | 3.70% | Total Notifiable Interest |
Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 21,342,979 | 21,342,979 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 823,239 | 823,239 |
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| 22,166,218 | 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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Indirect | JP Morgan Nominees | 85,338 | 85,338 |
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| 85,338 | 85,338 | 0.01% |
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M&G Group Limited |
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| 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 21,342,979 | 21,342,979 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 823,239 | 823,239 |
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| 22,166,218 | 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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M&G Investment Management Limited |
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| 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 21,342,979 | 21,342,979 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 823,239 | 823,239 |
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| 22,166,218 | 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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M&G Limited |
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| 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 21,342,979 | 21,342,979 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 823,239 | 823,239 |
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| 22,166,218 | 22,166,218 | 3.68% |
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M&G Securities Limited |
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| 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 21,342,979 | 21,342,979 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 823,239 | 823,239 |
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| 22,166,218 | 22,166,218 | 3.68% |
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The Prudential Assurance Company Limited |
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| 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 21,342,979 | 21,342,979 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 823,239 | 823,239 |
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| 22,166,218 | 22,166,218 | 3.69% |
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