Holding(s) in Company

Informa PLC

28 November 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 voting rights

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

24-Nov-2023

6. Date on which Issuer notified

27-Nov-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	3.977659	5.400149	9.377808	129465279
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.056197	5.444318	9.500515

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		54654577		3.958901
US45672B3050		258964		0.018758
Sub Total 8.A	54913541		3.977659%

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	327077	0.023692
Physical Swap	19/01/2024	N/A	3662242	0.265274
Physical Swap	24/01/2024	N/A	4264000	0.308863
Physical Swap	15/05/2024	N/A	8530038	0.617873
Physical Swap	16/05/2024	N/A	3905566	0.282899
Physical Swap	28/05/2024	N/A	4348084	0.314953
Physical Swap	03/06/2024	N/A	12300016	0.890951
Sub Total 8.B1			37337023	2.704505%

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	07/06/2024	N/A	Cash	6494688	0.470442
Swaps	15/01/2024	N/A	Cash	1249276	0.090491
Swaps	31/07/2024	N/A	Cash	902098	0.065343
Swaps	17/04/2024	N/A	Cash	325511	0.023578
Swaps	08/04/2024	N/A	Cash	2200000	0.159357
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	68993	0.004998
Swaps	31/01/2024	N/A	Cash	27208	0.001971
Swaps	25/02/2025	N/A	Cash	1676777	0.121457
Swaps	12/08/2024	N/A	Cash	134498	0.009742
Swaps	24/04/2024	N/A	Cash	25008	0.001811
Swaps	26/05/2026	N/A	Cash	82292	0.005961
Swaps	13/01/2025	N/A	Cash	12920985	0.935931
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	22682	0.001643
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	2160381	0.156487
Swaps	17/07/2028	N/A	Cash	4642	0.000336
Swaps	30/08/2024	N/A	Cash	29287	0.002121
Swaps	15/02/2028	N/A	Cash	15852	0.001148
Swaps	16/01/2024	N/A	Cash	2984124	0.216155
Swaps	25/07/2024	N/A	Cash	1343364	0.097306
Swaps	18/11/2024	N/A	Cash	689842	0.049969
Swaps	06/12/2023	N/A	Cash	336030	0.024340
Swaps	18/04/2024	N/A	Cash	1088000	0.078809
Swaps	26/03/2024	N/A	Cash	1125934	0.081557
Swaps	20/02/2024	N/A	Cash	645566	0.046762
Swaps	31/10/2024	N/A	Cash	866	0.000063
Equity Option	05/12/2023	N/A	Cash	559578	0.040533
Equity Option	10/01/2024	N/A	Cash	101233	0.007333
Sub Total 8.B2				37214715	2.695644%

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			3.172551%
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International	3.022433	3.159722	6.182155%
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

27-Nov-2023

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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