Holding(s) in Company

Informa PLC

28 July 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 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

21-Jul-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

24-Jul-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	4.350652	4.991980	9.342632	131076209
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.295864	5.026389	9.322253

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		60789056		4.332821
US45672B3050		250164		0.017831
Sub Total 8.A	61039220		4.350652%

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	378010	0.026943
Physical Swap	21/08/2023	N/A	11810578	0.841815
Physical Swap	15/09/2023	N/A	4244000	0.302497
Physical Swap	16/05/2024	N/A	1963566	0.139956
Physical Swap	03/06/2024	N/A	8846000	0.630511
Sub Total 8.B1			27242154	1.941722%

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	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	1600000	0.114042
Swaps	07/06/2024	N/A	Cash	2067998	0.147399
Swaps	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	2550690	0.181804
Swaps	06/09/2023	N/A	Cash	3138000	0.223665
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	352889	0.025153
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	182064	0.012977
Swaps	01/03/2024	N/A	Cash	37050	0.002641
Swaps	17/04/2024	N/A	Cash	325511	0.023201
Swaps	08/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2200000	0.156808
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	64593	0.004604
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	150716	0.010742
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	255229	0.018192
Swaps	31/05/2024	N/A	Cash	8937	0.000637
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	289705	0.020649
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1713556	0.122136
Swaps	12/08/2024	N/A	Cash	108304	0.007720
Swaps	31/08/2023	N/A	Cash	319152	0.022748
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	36611	0.002609
Swaps	02/04/2024	N/A	Cash	7314000	0.521315
Swaps	15/02/2024	N/A	Cash	19238	0.001371
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	17539210	1.250131
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	275599	0.019644
Swaps	17/07/2028	N/A	Cash	6487	0.000462
Swaps	17/07/2025	N/A	Cash	6161	0.000439
Swaps	21/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1866999	0.133073
Swaps	08/08/2023	N/A	Cash	96264	0.006861
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	100	0.000007
Equity Option	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	176320	0.012567
Equity Option	16/08/2023	N/A	Cash	93452	0.006661
Sub Total 8.B2				42794835	3.050258%

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			3.023566%
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 Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.082162	3.200440	6.282601%
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

24-Jul-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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