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

Irish Continental Group plc : Holding(s) in Company

30 July 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
ROY 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:

28 July 2015
6.
Date on which issuer notified:

30 July 2015
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
IE00BLP58571 Units13,011,46313,011,463  13,097,243 7.04%
               
SUBTOTAL A  (based on aggregate voting rights)    13,097,2437.04%
 
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
 13,097,2437.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
  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:

13,097,243 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 (registered 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
   



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Source: Irish Continental Group plc via Globenewswire

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