Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

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

Irish Continental Group
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:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv :
Name:

Marathon Asset Management Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable):

London, UK
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:

See attached breakdown
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi :

08 November 2021
6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 November 2021
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%
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 6.01 0 6.01 187,243,067
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 5.99 0 5.99  



9 . Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii :
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
ISIN code (if possible)

 
Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights
 

Direct

 
 

Indirect

 
 

Direct

 
 

Indirect

 
Ordinary Shares (IE00BLP58571)   11,246,886   6.01
SUBTOTAL A   11,246,886   6.01
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument Expiration
date x
Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. % of voting rights
None        
    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
date x
Exercise/
Conversion Period x i
Physical or cash settlement xii Number of voting rights % of voting rights
None          
      SUBTOTAL B.2    

10 . Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):

[ 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. xiii

[] 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 xiv :

Name xv

% 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

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

1 2 . Additional information xvi :

Breakdown of Holdings:

Custodian Nominal
Bank of New York Mellon 2,099,743
Brown Brothers Harriman 1,370,642
BNP Paribas 12,567
JP Morgan Chase 335,837
Northern Trust 4,413,361
State Street Bank & Trust Company, Boston 4,033,963
Total 1 2 , 266 , 113

The shares referred to in this disclosure correspond to a number of funds and accounts managed by portfolio managers under the control of Marathon Asset Management Limited.   The provided breakdown of holdings refer to the total number of shares in the Issuer controlled by Marathon Asset Management Limited but the firm only has authority to vote in connection with 11,246,886 shares.

Done at London, UK on 09 November 2021.


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