23 September 2013
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:
Wellington Management Company, LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Brown Brothers Harriman
State Street Nominees Limited
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd
Nortrust Nominees Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
16 September 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified;
17 September 2013
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 | |||
IE0033336516 | 554,794 | 3.02% | |||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 554,794 | 3.02% |
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 |
554,794 | 3.02% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Brown Brothers Harriman - 355 Units
State Street Nominees Limited - 226,369 Units
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd - 315,878 Units
Nortrust Nominees Limited - 12,192 Units
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 [place] on [date].
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) | Wellington Management Company, LLP |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts,02210 U.S.A. |
Phone number | (617) 790-7265 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
b) Identity of the notifier, if applicable:
Full name | John D. Norberg |
Contact address | 280 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts,02210 U.S.A. |
Phone number | (617) 790-7265 beneficialownership@wellington.com |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | Vice President and Counsel |
c) Additional information