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 PLC 635400FQKB6QXERQOC74
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: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.		City and country of registered office (if applicable): Minneapolis, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v: Citibank Nominees(Ireland) Limited
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi : 11/06/2021
6. Date on which issuer notified: 15/06/2021
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9%
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	8.897%		0.000%	8.897%	187,055,390
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	9.018%		0.000%	9.018%

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
IE00BLP58571				16,641,880				8.897%
SUBTOTAL A				16,641,880		8.897%
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
			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
					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   [X] 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:
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
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
TAM UK International Holdings Limited
Threadneedle Asset Management Oversight Limited
Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sarl
Threadneedle Holdings Limited
TAM UK Holdings Limited
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited
TC Financing Limited
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited	8.897%		8.897%
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 : The chain of control set out in Section 10 of this form represent the controlled entities within the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. group.   For clarity: The entities within the chain of control of which Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is the ultimate subsidiary hold 8.897% of the voting rights in the issuer.”

Done at ThreadneedleAsset Management Holdings Ltd, Holbrook House, Station Road, Swindon SN1 1HHon 15^th June 2021.