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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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