Re: Holding in Company
Ryanair Holdings PLC
27 August 2003
Ryanair Holdings plc
27 August 2003
Re: Holding in Company
A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated August 22, 2003 to Ryanair Holdings
plc.
ENCLOSED ARE AMENDED NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS UNDER THE IRISH
COMPANIES ACT1990. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS INFORMATION DETAILS THE
DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN ONE ENTITY, THE ENCLOSED DISCLOSURE
CONSTITUTES SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST WHICH HAVE BEEN COMBINED SOLELY
FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO INDICATE THAT ANY
OF THESE ENTITIES ACT AS A GROUP OR IN CONCERT WITH RESPECT TO THESE INTERESTS.
THESE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE IN THE INTEREST OF CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPANIES ACT.
THE INTEREST DETAILED HEREIN WAS ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. FOR
DISCLOSURE PURPOSES, HOLDINGS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED AS FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT
AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) AND ITS
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS.
Eleanor Chemlen
Sr. COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST
FEDELITY INVESTMENTS
AMENDMENT #15
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS SECTION 67 - IRISH COMPANIES ACT
1. COMPANY IN WHICH SHARES ARE HELD: RYANINAIR HOLDINGS PLC
2. NOTIFIABLE INTEREST: ORDINARY SHARES AND ADRs
(A) FMR CORP.
82 DEVONSHIRE STREET
BOSTON, MA 02109
PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OF FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMRCO),
INVESTMENT MANAGER OF US MUTUAL FUNDS AND FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY
(FMTC), A US STATE CHARTERES BANK WHICH ACTS AS A TRUSTEE OR INVESTMENT MANAGER
OF VARIOUS PENSION AND TRUST ACCOUNTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OF REGISTERED
SHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS)
(B) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL)
P.O. BOX HM 670
HAMILTON HMCX, BERMUDA
PARENT HOLDING COMPANY FOR VARIOUS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING
FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. (FISL),INVESTMENT MANAGERS FOR VARIOUS NON-US
INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OF
REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS)
3. THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS ALSO COMPRISE THE NOTIFIABLE INTERST OF:
MR. EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d
82 DEVONSHIRE STREET
BOSTON, MA 02109
A principal shareholder and Chairman of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International
Limited.
4. THESE NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS CONSTITUTE SEPARATE
NOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE SHARES AND ARE COMBINED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES
OF CLARITY. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT FMR CORP. AND ITS
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT
AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, OR MR, EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d ACT AS A GROUP OR IN
CONCERT IN RESPECT OF THE DISCLOSED INTERESTS, OR THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO
SUBMIT THESE NOTIFICATIONS ON A JOINT BASIS.
5. THE DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISE UNDER SECTION 67 OF THE ACT,
NAMELY WHERE A PERSON, NOT BEING THE REGISTERED HOLDER, IS ENTITLED TO EXERCISE
A RIGHT CONFERRED BY THE HOLDING OF THE SHARES OR TO CONTROL THE EXERCISE OF
SUCH RIGHTS, OR UNDER SECTION 203 OF THE ACT RESPECTIVELY.
ERIC D. ROITER
SENIOR V.P AND GENERAL COUNSEL - FMR CO.
DULY AUTHORIZED UNDER POWERS OF
ATTORNEY DATED DECEMBER 30, 1997,
BY AND ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP, AND ITS
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, AND
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES,
Schedule A
Amendment # 15
SECURITY: RYANAIR HOLDING PLC
(ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
428,986 FPM Bankers Trust
38,231 FPM MSS Nominees Ltd
15,680 FIL MSS Nominees Ltd
1,081,170 FIL Chase Nominees Ltd
64,793 FIL RBS Trust Bank
69,630 FIL Northern Trust
18,125 FIL Bankers Trust
Total Ordinary Shares 1,716,615
The following number of ordinary shares held is based on the assumed conversion
of 21,012,150 ADRs (5 ordinary shares for each ADRs)
(ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME
357,000 FMRCO State Street Nominees Limited
6,253,000 FMRCO Chase Nominees Limited
92,962,785 FMRCO HSBC
2,250 FMRCO BBH
88,715 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase
784,500 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust
757,500 FMTC Chase Nominees Ltd
61,000 FMTC State Street Nominees Ltd
3,794,000 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London
Total ADR's 105,060,750
Total Ordinary Shares + 106,777,365
ARD's:
Current ownership 14.16%
percentage:
Shares in issue: 754,316,101
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.
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