Irish Continental Group plc : Holding(s) in Company

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06 July 2018

 

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
Chase Nominees Ltd.
Citibank NA
FMTC-Delphi Salaried Ret Savings Program/Wellington Mgmt
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd.
Nortrust Nominees Limited
ROY Nominees Limited
State Street Nominees Limited
USBK William Blair Wellington
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

05 Jul 2018
6. Date on which issuer notified:

06 Jul 2018
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

11%
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 reached10.91%0.13%11.04%190,014,390 
Position of previous notification (if applicable)11.88%0.12%11.99% 
 
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
DirectIndirectDirectIndirect
IE00BLP58571 Units 20,729,049 10.91%
     
SUBTOTAL A20,729,04910.91%
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrumentExpiration dateExercise/ Conversion PeriodNumber 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 instrumentExpiration dateExercise/ Conversion PeriodPhysical or cash settlementNumber of voting rights% of voting rights
Equity Swap15 May 202017 Jul 2015 to 15 May 2020Cash16,575 Equity Swap shares or 16,575 votes on a converted basis0.01%
Equity Swap15 May 202013 Aug 2015 to 15 May 2020Cash19,224 Equity Swap shares or 19,224 votes on a converted basis0.01%
Equity Swap15 May 202022 Feb 2016 to 15 May 2020Cash26,708 Equity Swap shares or 26,708 votes on a converted basis0.01%
Equity Swap15 May 202019 May 2017 to 15 May 2020Cash9,254 Equity Swap shares or 9,254 votes on a converted basis0.00%
Equity Swap10 May 202006 Jul 2017 to 10 May 2020Cash5,847 Equity Swap shares or 5,847 votes on a converted basis0.00%
Equity Swap10 May 202011 Jul 2017 to 10 May 2020Cash1,111 Equity Swap shares or 1,111 votes on a converted basis0.00%
Equity Swap15 May 202021 Aug 2017 to 15 May 2020Cash8,550 Equity Swap shares or 8,550 votes on a converted basis0.00%
Equity Swap15 May 202022 Aug 2017 to 15 May 2020Cash21,234 Equity Swap shares or 21,234 votes on a converted basis0.01%
Equity Swap15 May 202029 Jan 2018 to 15 May 2020Cash17,400 Equity Swap shares or 17,400 votes on a converted basis0.01%
Equity Swap15 May 202007 Feb 2018 to 15 May 2020Cash18,333 Equity Swap shares or 18,333 votes on a converted basis0.01%
Equity Swap15 May 202008 Feb 2018 to 15 May 2020Cash467 Equity Swap shares or 467 votes on a converted basis0.00%
Equity Swap15 May 202016 Apr 2018 to 15 May 2020Cash63,448 Equity Swap shares or 63,448 votes on a converted basis0.03%
Equity Swap15 May 202029 May 2018 to 15 May 2020Cash38,925 Equity Swap shares or 38,925 votes on a converted basis0.02%
      
   SUBTOTAL B.2247,0760.13%
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 thresholdTotal of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Wellington Management Group LLP10.91% 11.04%
Wellington Group Holdings LLP10.91% 11.04%
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP10.91% 11.04%
Wellington Management Company LLP10.46% 10.59%
    
Wellington Management Group LLP10.91% 11.04%
Wellington Group Holdings LLP10.91% 11.04%
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP10.91% 11.04%
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 London on 06 Jul 2018.