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

8 August 2016

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  Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)

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 [X] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation:

Name: Wellington Management Group LLP

City and country of registered office (if applicable): c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): BONY (Nominees) Ltd. Brown Brothers Harriman Citibank NA State Street Nominees Limited FMTC-Delphi Salaried Ret Savings Program/Wellington Mgmt Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. Chase Nominees Ltd. ROY Nominees Limited Nortrust Nominees Limited USBK William Blair Wellington BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd.

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 04 Aug 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified: 08 Aug 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 12%

8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)

Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

11.94%

0.11%

12.06%

188,250,890

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

11.04%

0.12%

11.16%

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

A) Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

IE00BLP58571 Units

22,485,916

11.94%

SUBTOTAL A

22,485,916

11.94%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B.1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Equity Swap

15 May 2017

17 Jul 2015 to 15 May 2017

Cash

164,669 Equity Swap shares or 164,669 votes on a converted basis

0.09%

Equity Swap

15 May 2017

13 Aug 2015 to 15 May 2017

Cash

19,224 Equity Swap shares or 19,224 votes on a converted basis

0.01%

Equity Swap

15 May 2017

22 Feb 2016 to 15 May 2017

Cash

26,708 Equity Swap shares or 26,708 votes on a converted basis

0.01%

SUBTOTAL B.2

210,601

0.11%

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):

[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.

[X] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Wellington Management Group LLP

11.94%

12.06%

Wellington Group Holdings LLP

11.94%

12.06%

Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP

11.94%

12.06%

Wellington Management Company LLP

11.86%

11.97%

Wellington Management Group LLP

11.94%

12.06%

Wellington Group Holdings LLP

11.94%

12.06%

Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP

11.94%

12.06%

Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd.

Wellington Management International Ltd

11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder]  will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date].

12. Additional information:

Done at  [place]  on  [date]  .

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Source: Irish Continental Group plc via Globenewswire

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