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 | X |
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached. | |
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
Other (please specify): |
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 Investors Bank & Trust Co. Bos J.P.Morgan Chase - Dir Pen Acct JP Morgan Chase Trust Mellon Trust Morgan Guaranty - Personal Custody Morgan Stanley (Wrap Only) Northern Trust Co Pershing LCM PNC Bank, N.A.- Phil./Trust Securities State Street Bank & Trust Company State Street Bank - Custodian State Street Master - Custodian - ETC State Street Master - Master Tr - ETC State Street Master - Custody Master Trust |
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 21 January 2014 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 January 2014 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | Decrease from 6% 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 |
37,075,618 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
Number of shares | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
35,582,059 | 5.892% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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 |
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 |
Exercise/Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights
Nominal | Delta |
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
35,582,059 | 5.892% |
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. |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | |
13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name: | Legal & Compliance Department |
15. Contact telephone number: | 0207 448 2119 |
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) | Lime Grove House, Green Street, St Helier, Jersey, JE1 2ST |
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 | |
Contact address | |
Phone number & email | |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
C: Additional information
Provider | Channel | Contact | ||
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Tensid Ltd., Switzerland www.tensid.ch |
newsbox.ch www.newsbox.ch |
Provider/Channel related enquiries marco@tensid.ch +41 41 763 00 50 |