24 January 2017
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): | | | |[ ] 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: |City and country of registered office (if applicable): | | | | |BlackRock, Inc. |Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. | +-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 20(th) January 2017 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified: 23(rd) January 2017 | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | | | |Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 4% | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ | |% of voting |% of voting | | | | |rights |rights through |Total of |Total number of | | |attached to |financial |both in % |voting rights of| | |shares (total |instruments |(9.A + |issuer | | |of 9.A) |(total of 9.B.1 |9.B) | | | | |+ 9.B.2) | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ |Resulting | | | | | |situation on the | | | | | |date on which | 3.27% | 0.73% | 4.01% |188,309,390 | |threshold was | | | | | |crossed or reached| | | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous | 3.01% | 0.00% | 3.01% | | |notification (if | | | | | |applicable) | | | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |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 |Number of voting rights |% of voting rights | |shares +------------+ +-------------+---------------------+ |ISIN code (if | | | | | |possible) | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | | | | | | | +---------------+------------+-------------+-------------+---------------------+ | IE00BLP58571 | |6,165,042 | |3.27% | +---------------+------------+-------------+-------------+---------------------+ |SUBTOTAL A | 6,165,042 | 3.27% | +---------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the | |Regulations | +----------------+----------+--------------+-------------------------+---------+ |Type of | |Exercise/ |Number of voting rights |% of | |financial |Expiration|Conversion |that may be acquired if |voting | |instrument |date |Period |the instrument is |rights | | | | |exercised/converted. | | +----------------+----------+--------------+-------------------------+---------+ | | | | | | +----------------+----------+--------------+-------------------------+---------+ |SUBTOTAL B.1 | | | +--------------+-------------------------+---------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to | |Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations | +---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+--------+ |Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Physical or |Number of |% of | |financial |date |Conversion |cash |voting rights|voting | |instrument | |Period |settlement | |rights | +---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+--------+ |CFD |N/A |N/A |Cash |1,382,832 |0.73% | | | | |Settlement | | | +---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+--------+ |SUBTOTAL B.2 |1,382,832 |0.73% | +-------------+-------------+--------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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: | | | | | | | | | | |% of voting rights | | | |% of voting rights |through financial |Total of both if it | |Name |if it equals or is |instruments if it |equals or is higher | | |higher than the |equals or is higher |than the notifiable | | |notifiable threshold|than the notifiable |threshold | | | |threshold | | +--------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+ |See attachment| | | | +--------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | | | | +--------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | | | | +--------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | | | | +--------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+ | | | | | +--------------+--------------------+---------------------+--------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 23(rd) January 2017
+---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | |% of voting rights|% of voting rights |Total of both if | | |if it equals or is|through financial |it equals or is | |Name |higher than the |instruments if it |higher than the | | |notifiable |equals or is higher|notifiable | | |threshold |than the notifiable|threshold | | | |threshold | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management (UK) | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International Limited| | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 4, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 6, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Delaware | | | | |Holdings Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |Institutional Trust | | | | |Company, National | | | | |Association | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 4, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 6, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Delaware | | | | |Holdings Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Fund | | | | |Advisors | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 3, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Canada | | | | |Holdings LP | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Canada | | | | |Holdings ULC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asset | | | | |Management Canada | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Advisors | | | | |(UK) Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |(Netherlands) B.V. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
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Source: Irish Continental Group plc via GlobeNewswire
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