Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3804E

Irish Continental Group PLC

18 December 2009

 



18th December 2009

Pursuant to its obligations under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 ("The Regulations"), Irish Continental Group plc sets out below details of a notification received under The Regulations.

Tom Corcoran 

Company Secretary

Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1.    Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached : 

       Irish Continental Group Plc

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 which may result in the acquisition of shares
       already issued to which voting rights are attached
       []    an event changing the breakdown of voting rights 

3.    Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

       Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. and its subsidiaries

4.    Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5.     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

       15 December 2009

6.    Date on which issuer notified;

       17 December 2009

7.     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
       Below 3%

8.     Notified details: 

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary shares of Euro 0.60 each (Sedols:  4330231 0329028	753,613	753,613	736,249	736,249	Nil	2.99%	Nil
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
736,249	736,249	2.99%

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
       effectively held, if applicable: 

       SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE

10.  In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of
       [date].

11.  Additional information: 

Annex to the standard form TR-1 

a)    Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation: 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. and its subsidiaries
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Phone number & email	01 6600311
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

b)     Identity of the notifier, if applicable: 

Full name	David Schorman
Contact address	Assistant Secretary, Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Phone number	01 7721006
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

c)   Additional information

SCHEDULE

Registered Holder	Class of Security	No. of shares Held
Bank of New York Nominees Limited	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	16,203
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184062	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	126,682
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184219	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	2,954
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184234	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	7,827
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184235	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	14,782
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184316	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	22,485
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184321	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	70,498
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184344	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	3,122
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184346	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	148
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184347	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	1,060
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184615	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	11,320
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184620	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	3,510
Nortrust Nominees Limited	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	41,057
Alibank Nominees Limited A/C T04715	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	910
Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Ltd	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	413,690
AIB Services Limited	Ordinary Shares Euro 0.65 cent each	1
Total AIB Holdings 25 November 2009		736,249

 

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