Notification of Major Holdings

RNS Number : 5492R

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

08 March 2021

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			BANK OF IRELAND GROUP PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer						X
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			Massachusetts Financial Services Company
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Boston, US
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.)
Name			MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients and qualifies under exemption DTR 5.1.5R(1) as a U.S. Registered Investment Manager.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			03/03/2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			05/03/2021
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.99%			4.99%	1,078,822,872
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.00%			5.00%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights				% of voting rights
	Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
IE00BD1RP616 Common Stock		53,859,308				4.99%
SUBTOTAL 8.A	53,859,308				4.99%
B 1: Financial Instruments DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
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
		SUBTOTAL 8.B.1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
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
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 entity (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
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
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
MFS International Limited
MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd
MFS Investment Management Company (LUX) S.a r.l.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
MFS International Limited
MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd
MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
MFS International Limited
MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd
MFS International (U.K.) Limited
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
MFS International Limited
MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd
MFS Investment Management K.K.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.
MFS Investment Management Canada Limited
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
MFS Heritage Trust Company
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional information:

Done at Dublin on 8 March 2021

Contact: Sarah McLaughlin, Group Secretary

Telephone: [phone]  

 

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