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

20 October 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 [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]:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^[iv]:

Various portfolios and funds for which Threadneedle Asset Management Limited has voting authority in respect of the shares subject to this disclosure.

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached^[v]:

15/10/2015

6.         Date on which issuer notified;

19/10/2015

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5%

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
IE00BLP58571	884,669*	884,669*	0	0	9,624,785	0%	5.165%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	884,669*	884,669*	0	9,624,785		5.165%

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)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	9,624,785	5.165%

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable^[xvii]:

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited,  which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd (9,624,785)

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

11.       Additional information:

The shares referred to in section 9 of this form are held in portfolios and funds managed on a discretionary basis by the entities set out in section 4, which have voting authority in respect of the shares subject to this disclosure.

Please note that the Shares are held through certain nominee companies.

* The opening figure of 884,669 is as reported on 17 October 2012, representing 4.823% of the then issued share capital. The restated comparative figure following the 10 for 1 share split on 9 June 2014 is 8,846,690, also representing 4.823%.

Done at ThreadneedleAsset Management Holdings Ltd, Holbrook House, Station Road, Swindon SN1 1HH on 19^th October 2015.

 

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Source: Irish Continental Group plc via Globenewswire

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