Irish Continental Group plc : Holding(s) in Com...

9 March 2012

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

FOR FILING PURPOSES ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 22 OF THE TRANSPARENCY (DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC) REGULATIONS 2007

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:
Moonduster Limited

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

5.   Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 9   March 2012

6.   Date on which issuer notified;        
        9    March 2012
7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
12%, 11%, 10%, 9%, 8%, 7%, 6%, 5%, 4%, 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 12.34%		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[i] NIL
	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 €0.65 each	3,067,085	3,067,085	NIL	NIL		NIL
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	3,067,085	3,067,085	NIL	NIL		NIL

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
	NIL	NIL

9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Moonduster Limited is 100% owned and controlled by One Fifty One plc

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

[i] 

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