Holding in Company

RNS Number : 7935O

Ryanair Holdings PLC

12 March 2009

 



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:

Ryanair Holdings 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:

        Chieftain Capital Management, Inc.

4.    Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

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

        March 10, 2009

6.    Date on which issuer notified;

        March 12, 2009

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
Ordinary Shares (ISIN CODE: IE00B1GKF381)	59,550,445 (on a converted basis from 11,910,089 ADR shares)	59,550,445 (on a converted basis from 11,910,089 ADR shares)	58,150,445 (on a converted basis from 11,630,089 ADR shares)	58,150,445 (on a converted basis from 11,630,089 ADR shares)		3.9%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)				58,150,445 (on a converted basis from 11,630,089 ADR shares)		3.9%

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
	58,150,445 (on a converted basis from 11,630,089 ADR shares)	3.9%

9.    Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A

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:

Done at New York, NY on 12/3/2009.

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.

 

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