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. | No |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | No |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No |
Other (please specify): | No |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Lazard Asset Management LLC |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | Bank of New York, Inc - Global Custody Chase Investor Services CIBC-Mellon Canadian Office Comerica Bank J.P.Morgan Chase - Dir Pen Acct JP Morgan Chase Trust Lazard Freres & Co. Mellon Trust Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody Morgan Stanley (Wrap Only) Northern Trust Co State Street Bank & Trust Company State Street Bank - Custodian - ETC State Street Bank - London State Street Bank - Master Tr - ETC State Street Bank- Custody Master Trust |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 25 September 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26 September 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Increase to 5% |
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE |
JE00B3WJHK45 |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights |
43,274,990 | Below 5% |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
Number of shares | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| 30,519,754 |
| 5.064% |
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 |
30,519,754 | 5.064% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Lazard Asset Management LLC controls all the voting rights held of this issuer.
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Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: | Legal & Compliance Department |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 448 2666 |
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 julie.woollard@informa.com |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
| Julie Woollard 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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