30 October 2015
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 Group LLP | ||
4. | Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3): | |
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd. BONY (Nominees) Ltd. Brown Brothers Harriman Chase Nominees Ltd. Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. Nortrust Nominees Limited State Street Nominees Limited USBK William Blair Wellington | ||
5. | Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | |
29 October 2015 | ||
6. | Date on which issuer notified: | |
30 October 2015 | ||
7. | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% |
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 | |||||||||
IE00BLP58571 Units | 14,914,826 | 14,914,826 | 14,883,965 | 7.99% | |||||||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 14,883,965 | 7.99% | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
14,883,965 | 7.99% |
9. | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
Wellington Management International Ltd is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include: 178,638 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification Wellington Management International Ltd is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd. , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP . Wellington Management Company LLP is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include: 14,705,327 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP . | |
10. | In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold |
[number] voting rights as of [date] . | |
11. | Additional Information: |
Done at [place] on [date] . |
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 Group LLP | |
Contact address (registerd office for legal entities) | c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA | |
Phone number | 44-20-7126-6310 | |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | ||
b) | Identity of the notifier, if applicable | |
Full name | Mark O'Brien | |
Contact address | c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA | |
Phone number | 44-20-7126-6310 beneficialownership@wellington.com | |
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | Authorized Person | |
c) | Additional information | |