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

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:
State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited
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:
  12 December 2012
6.   Date on which issuer notified;
13 December 2012
7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 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
	550,811	550,811	499,705	499,705		2.72%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	550,811	550,811	499,705	499,705		2.72%

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
NA
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	499,705	2.72%

9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
These shares are registered in Nominee Company names on behalf of a range of clients who are the beneficial owners of these shares.
10.   In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11.   Additional information:
Done at Dublin on 13 December 2012

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)	State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)	Two Park Place, Upper Hatch Street, Dublin 2
Phone number	01 776 3000
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)	..................

b)   Identity of the notifier, if applicable:

Full name	Louise Fitzgerald
Contact address	As above
Phone number	As Above
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Compliance Department

c)   Additional information

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