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

19 January 2015

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 notification obligation:
	Wellington Management Group LLP (Effective January 1, 2015, Wellington Management Company, LLP, a registered US investment advisor, changed its name to Wellington Management Group LLP ("Wellington Management Group") and transferred its United States advisory business to Wellington Management Company LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership.)
4.	Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3):
	BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd. BONY (Nominees) Ltd. Brown Brothers Harriman Chase Nominees Ltd. Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. Nortrust Nominees Limited State Street Nominees Limited USBK William Blair Wellington
5.	Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
	16 January 2015
6.	Date on which issuer notified:
	19 January 2015
7.	Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  7%

8. Notified Details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible use 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

IE00BLP58571 Units

13,137,501

13,137,501

12,852,302

6.97%

SUBTOTAL A  (based on aggregate voting rights)

12,852,302

6.97%

B) Qualifying 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

12,852,302

6.97%

9.	Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
	Wellington Management International Ltd is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include: 4,877,440 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification Wellington Management International Ltd is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd., which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP . Wellington Management Company LLP is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include: 7,974,862 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.
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 Group LLP
	Contact address (registerd office for legal entities)	280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
	Phone number	617-790-7265
	Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
b)	Identity of the notifier, if applicable
	Full name	Mark O'Brien
	Contact address	280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
	Phone number	617-790-7265 [e-mail]
	Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Authorized Person
c)	Additional information

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