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

1 October 2014

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 notification obligation:
	Wellington Management Company, LLP
4.	Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3):
	BONY (Nominees) Ltd. Brown Brothers Harriman Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. Nortrust Nominees Limited ROY Nominees Limited State Street Nominees Limited
5.	Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
	30 September 2014
6.	Date on which issuer notified:
	01 October 2014
7.	Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  7%

8. Notified Details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible use 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

IE00BLP585711 Common Stock

12,629,043

12,629,043

12,922,713

7.01%

SUBTOTAL A  (based on aggregate voting rights)

12,922,713

7.01%

B) Qualifying 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

12,922,713

7.01%

9.	Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
	BONY (Nominees) Ltd. - 2,790,844 units Brown Brothers Harriman - 197,161 units Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. - 4,002,840 units Nortrust Nominees Limited - 434,519 units ROY Nominees Limited - 1,032,370 units State Street Nominees Limited - 4,464,979 units
10.	In case of proxy voting:
11.	Additional Information:

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)	Wellington Management Company, LLP
	Contact address (registerd office for legal entities)	280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
	Phone number	617-790-7265
	Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
b)	Identity of the notifier, if applicable
	Full name	John D. Norberg
	Contact address	280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
	Phone number	617-790-7265 [e-mail]
	Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Vice President and Counsel
c)	Additional information

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Source: Irish Continental Group plc via Globenewswire

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