23 July 2014
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[i]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached [ii]: 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[iii]: F&C Management Limited (part of BMO Financial Group)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]: n/a
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached[v]: 22 July 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 July 2014
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 [vi] | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii] | |||||
Number of Shares[viii] | Number of Voting rights[ix] | Number of shares[x] | Number of voting rights[xi] | % of voting rights | |||
Direct | Direct[xii] | Indirect[xiii] | Direct | Indirect | |||
IE00BLP5871 | 5,548,663 | 5,548,663 | 5,482,565 | - | 5,482,565 | - | 2.97% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 5,548,663 | 5,548,663 | 5,482,565 | 5,482,565 | 2.97% |
B) Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv] | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date[xv] | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date[xvi] | 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) | 0 | 0.00% |
Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
5,482,565 | 2.97% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable[xvii]: Voting rights are held by F&C Management Limited (part of BMO Financial Group) as discretionary investment manager for its underlying clients.
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]. - n/a
11. Additional information: Calculation based on Total Voting Rights of 184,476,890 (effective date 02 July 2014)
Done at Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on 23 July 2014.
Annex to the standard form TR-1[xviii]
a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | Irish Continental Group PLC |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | Ferry Port, Alexandra Road, Dublin 1, Ireland |
Phone number | Tel:+353 1 607 5700 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): | tom.corcoran@icg.ie Company Secretary derek.tighe@icg.ie Group Financial Accountant investorrelations@icg.ie Also: tr1shareholder@corporatefinance-cbi.ie |
b) Identity of the notifier, if applicable[xix]:
Full name | F&C Management Limited, (part of BMO Financial Group) |
Contact address | 80 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3BU, Scotland, UK |
Phone number | Mike Bassi +44 131 718 1093 |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
c) Additional information