Standard Form TR-1
S tandard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland) |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Bank of Ireland Group PLC
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [X] 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:
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation: |
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Name: Orbis Investment Management Limited |
City and country of registered office (if applicable): Hamilton, Bermuda |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Orbis Investment Management Limited invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of various investment funds |
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 2 February 2023 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 3 February 2023 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% |
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8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B) |
Total number of voting rights of issuer |
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
3.988% |
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3.988% |
1,070,326,651 |
Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
4.010% |
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4.010% |
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9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct
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Indirect
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Indirect
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IE00BD1RP616 |
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42,689,230 |
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3.988% |
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SUBTOTAL A |
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42,689,230 |
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3.988% |
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B.1 |
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash settlement |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B.2 |
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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.
[X] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
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Name |
% 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 |
Allan & Gill Gray Foundation |
3.988% |
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3.988% |
Orbis Allan Gray Limited |
3.988% |
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3.988% |
Orbis Holdings Limited |
3.988% |
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3.988% |
Orbis Investment Management Limited |
3.988% |
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3.988% |
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11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
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12. Additional information:
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Done at Dublin. 3 February 2023.
Contact: Conor O'Leary, Head of Group Secretariat
Phone 0876597880