29 June 2016
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: Bank of Montreal
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): n/a
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:27th June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 June 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4%
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 | |||
IE00BLP58571 Units | 8,073,551 | 8,073,551 | 7,122,375 | - | 7,122,375 | - | 3.81% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 8,073,551 | 8,073,551 | 7,122,375 | 7,122,375 | 3.81% |
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) | 0 | 0.00% |
Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
7,122,375 | 3.81% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Voting rights are held by F&C Management Limited, F&C Investment Business Ltd (indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Bank of Montreal) as discretionary investment managers for their 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 187, 061,890 (as at 12th April 2016)
Done at London, England, UK on 29 June 2016.
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) | 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:
Full name | Bank of Montreal |
Contact address | Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2NY, UK |
Phone number | Mostafa Dehghanpour +44 20 7011 5199 |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
c) Additional information