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

Irish Continental Group plc : Holding(s) in Company

10 April 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:
09 April 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 April 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
Units / IE00333365161,322,5081,322,5081,279,3496.94%
SUBTOTAL A  (based on aggregate voting rights) 1,279,3496.94%
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
1,279,3496.94%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BONY (Nominees) Ltd. - 221,223 units
Brown Brothers Harriman - 13
,924 units
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. -
428,780 units
Nortrust Nominees Limited - 18
,728 units
ROY Nominees Limited -
176,460 units
State Street Nominees Limited
- 420,234 units
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 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
beneficialownership@wellington.com
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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