Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3123Z

Informa PLC

13 September 2022

 

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

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

08-Sep-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

12-Sep-2022

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	3.335003	5.638675	8.973678	129054230
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.738499	6.106033	8.844532

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		47685702		3.315785
US45672B3050		276388		0.019218
Sub Total 8.A	47962090		3.335003%

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	394042	0.027399
Physical Swaps	25/01/2023	N/A	2142757	0.148995
Sub Total 8.B1			2536799	0.176394%

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	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	18187	0.001265
Swaps	26/01/2023	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.203292
Swaps	13/02/2023	N/A	Cash	1060000	0.073706
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	10156241	0.706206
Swaps	20/02/2023	N/A	Cash	9978198	0.693826
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	74167	0.005157
Swaps	29/06/2023	N/A	Cash	3621	0.000252
Swaps	10/07/2023	N/A	Cash	5585	0.000388
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	89117	0.006197
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1405541	0.097733
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000016
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	588828	0.040944
Swaps	26/02/2024	N/A	Cash	8220	0.000572
Swaps	25/03/2024	N/A	Cash	99624	0.006928
Swaps	13/06/2024	N/A	Cash	1058000	0.073567
Swaps	25/06/2024	N/A	Cash	45058	0.003133
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	122683	0.008531
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5181322	0.360278
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.032398
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	26872	0.001868
Swaps	18/03/2026	N/A	Cash	1513	0.000105
Swaps	17/05/2027	N/A	Cash	10530	0.000732
Swaps	16/09/2022	N/A	Cash	23350366	1.623648
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	2900150	0.201660
Swaps	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	178228	0.012393
Swaps	10/11/2022	N/A	Cash	3880	0.000270
Swaps	30/11/2022	N/A	Cash	7	0.000000
Swaps	26/10/2022	N/A	Cash	8839508	0.614648
Swaps	03/05/2023	N/A	Cash	2658992	0.184890
Swaps	30/01/2023	N/A	Cash	6800000	0.472832
Swaps	31/01/2023	N/A	Cash	27819	0.001934
Swaps	25/09/2024	N/A	Cash	308606	0.021459
Call Options	09/09/2022	N/A	Cash	9	0.000001
Call Options	23/09/2022	N/A	Cash	209	0.000015
Call Options	27/09/2022	N/A	Cash	76495	0.005319
Call Options	12/09/2022	N/A	Cash	326	0.000023
Call Options	04/11/2022	N/A	Cash	87654	0.006095
Sub Total 8.B2				78555341	5.462281%

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	Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation	Managed Account Advisers LLC
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Bank of America Corporation	U.S Trust Co of Delaware
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.260382		6.089601%

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

12-Sep-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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