Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2732Y

Informa PLC

12 January 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

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

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

No

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

07-Jan-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-Jan-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	2.646630	3.337557	5.984187	89,949,128
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.677543	3.334253	6.011796

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		39510599		2.628585
US45672B3050		271230		0.018045
Sub Total 8.A	39,781,829		2.646630%

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	955365	0.063559
Call Options	14/04/2022	N/A	500000	0.033264
Swaps	10/01/2022	N/A	7643561	0.508515
Sub Total 8.B1			9,098,926	0.605338

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	13/01/2022	N/A	Cash	800000	0.053223
Swaps	17/01/2022	N/A	Cash	2579209	0.171591
Swaps	26/01/2022	N/A	Cash	2923622	0.194504
Swaps	27/01/2022	N/A	Cash	419000	0.027875
Swaps	31/01/2022	N/A	Cash	147866	0.009837
Swaps	11/02/2022	N/A	Cash	3120565	0.207607
Swaps	21/02/2022	N/A	Cash	7015183	0.466710
Swaps	13/04/2022	N/A	Cash	911547	0.060644
Swaps	22/04/2022	N/A	Cash	355628	0.023659
Swaps	16/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2911677	0.193710
Swaps	24/05/2022	N/A	Cash	2826480	0.188042
Swaps	27/06/2022	N/A	Cash	2788464	0.185513
Swaps	06/07/2022	N/A	Cash	2154021	0.143304
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	1497342	0.099616
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	441800	0.029392
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	238928	0.015896
Swaps	30/12/2022	N/A	Cash	4177	0.000278
Swaps	04/01/2023	N/A	Cash	1283538	0.085392
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	604815	0.040237
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	119882	0.007976
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	50300	0.003346
Swaps	17/07/2023	N/A	Cash	25152	0.001673
Swaps	25/08/2023	N/A	Cash	1465370	0.097489
Swaps	08/09/2023	N/A	Cash	66231	0.004406
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	223	0.000015
Swaps	08/08/2024	N/A	Cash	341792	0.022739
Swaps	29/11/2024	N/A	Cash	5406322	0.359675
Swaps	31/12/2024	N/A	Cash	465940	0.030998
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	36830	0.002450
Swaps	17/08/2026	N/A	Cash	20544	0.001367
Call Options	21/01/2022	N/A	Cash	45925	0.003055
Sub Total 8.B2				41,068,373	2.732219

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	Merrill Lynch International			5.376198%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

No

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

11-Jan-2022

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

 

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