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. |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify): |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | Prudential plc group of companies |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | See attached schedule |
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 9 January 2013 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 10 January 2013 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE |
| Ordinary GBP 0.001 JE00B3WJHK45 |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights |
| 29,666,391 | 29,666,391 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| Number of shares | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| 30,196,067 | 30,196,067 | 0 | 5.01% | 0 |
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 |
| 30,196,067 | 5.01% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
| Prudential plc (parent company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) |
Proxy Voting:
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
| 13. Additional information: |
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| 14. Contact name: | James Todd / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 548 3261 / 0207 548 3266 |
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
Appendix
Notifiable Position Report for INFORMA PLC as at 9 January 2013
Percentage holdings are calculated using 602,707,165 Total Voting Rights
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| Registered Holder | Holding | Voting Rights | % |
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| Prudential plc |
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| 30,196,067 | 5.01 | Total Notifiable Interest |
| Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 19,321,190 | 19,321,190 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 914,728 | 914,728 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGS | 1,088,993 | 1,088,993 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIB | 1,436,613 | 1,436,613 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMID | 413,561 | 413,561 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF | 156,916 | 156,916 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIG | 484,748 | 484,748 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIM | 240,022 | 240,022 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN | 2,032,500 | 2,032,500 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMXG | 4,106,796 | 4,106,796 |
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| Subtotal: | 30,196,067 | 30,196,067 |
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| M&G Group Limited |
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| 30,196,067 | 5.01 |
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| Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 19,321,190 | 19,321,190 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 914,728 | 914,728 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGS | 1,088,993 | 1,088,993 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIB | 1,436,613 | 1,436,613 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMID | 413,561 | 413,561 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF | 156,916 | 156,916 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIG | 484,748 | 484,748 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIM | 240,022 | 240,022 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN | 2,032,500 | 2,032,500 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMXG | 4,106,796 | 4,106,796 |
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| M&G Investment Management Limited |
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| 30,196,067 | 5.01 |
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| Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 19,321,190 | 19,321,190 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 914,728 | 914,728 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGS | 1,088,993 | 1,088,993 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIB | 1,436,613 | 1,436,613 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMID | 413,561 | 413,561 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF | 156,916 | 156,916 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIG | 484,748 | 484,748 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIM | 240,022 | 240,022 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN | 2,032,500 | 2,032,500 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMXG | 4,106,796 | 4,106,796 |
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| M&G Limited |
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| 30,196,067 | 5.01 |
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| Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 19,321,190 | 19,321,190 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 914,728 | 914,728 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMGS | 1,088,993 | 1,088,993 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIB | 1,436,613 | 1,436,613 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMID | 413,561 | 413,561 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIF | 156,916 | 156,916 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIG | 484,748 | 484,748 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIM | 240,022 | 240,022 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMIN | 2,032,500 | 2,032,500 |
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| STATE STREET NOMS LTD A/C GMXG | 4,106,796 | 4,106,796 |
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| The Prudential Assurance Company Limited |
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| 20,235,918 | 3.35 |
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| Direct | PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC | 19,321,190 | 19,321,190 |
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| PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC | 914,728 | 914,728 |
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