Notification of Major Shareholding

RNS Number : 7373Q

AIB Group PLC

21 February 2019

 

Standard Form TR-1

Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)i
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: AIB Group plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [ü] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name: International Value Advisers, LLC ("IVA")		City and country of registered office (if applicable): New York, NY, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v: State Street Bank and Trust, Bank of New York Mellon and Northern Trust
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 20 February 2019
6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 February 2019
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)	Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.992%		2.992%	2,714,381,237
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.002%		3.002%

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
	Direct			Indirect		Direct		Indirect
IE00BF0L3536				81,210,952				2.992%
SUBTOTAL A				81,210,952				2.992%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B.1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii		Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL B.2

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box): [ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii [ü] 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 entityxiv:
Namexv	% 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
International Value Advisers, LLC
Motion Picture Industry Individual Account Plan
Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan
The University of Texas Investment Management Company
Syufy Fund LP
MLC Investments Limited
Wyoming Retirement System
IVA Global Fund (Delaware), L.P.
IVA Worldwide Fund
IVA Global SICAV
IVA Overseas Master Fund
IVA International Fund
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
12. Additional informationxvi: IVA is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the US Investment Advisers Act of 1940. As such, pursuant to advisory contracts, IVA has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients and the power to vote for most clients. Persons other than IVA are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of all securities reported hereunder.

Done at New York, NY on 20 February 2019.

 

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