Informa PLC Holding(s) in Company (2299B)

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RNS Number : 2299B

Informa PLC

31 March 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                 Informa Plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                        X 
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 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                                              Newton Investment Management Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                 N/A 
  (if different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                                       28 March 2017 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                         29 March 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                                     Crossing above 5% 
  or 
  reached: 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                            Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                             transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
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                Number                      Number            Number         Number of voting          % of voting rights 
                 of                          of               of shares       rights 
                 Shares                      Voting 
                                             Rights 
-------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
                                                              Direct         Direct         Indirect   Direct      Indirect 
-------------      ---------  -----------      ------------  -------------  -------------  ---------  ----------  ----------- 
 Common Stock 
 
 GB00BMJ6DW54   36,767,275                  36,767,275        42,533,245     42,533,245     N/A        5.16%       N/A 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration                Exercise/                        Number of voting          % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)               Conversion Period                rights that may           rights 
 instrument                                    (xiv)                            be 
                                                                                acquired if the 
                                                                                instrument is 
                                                                                exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise     Expiration       Exercise/       Number of voting                       % of voting rights 
 financial        price         date             Conversion      rights instrument 
 instrument                                      period          refers to 
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 N/A                                                                                                   Nominal       Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights 
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 42,533,245                                                     5.16% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
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   Newton Investment Management Ltd holds these shares as a discretionary 
   fund manager. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                 N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                                 N/A 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Andrew Weiser 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                           516-338-3752 
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