Re: Holding in Company

Ryanair Holdings PLC 02 November 2004 Ryanair Holdings plc 02 November 2004 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated 01 November 2004 to Ryanair Holdings plc, received by Ryanair Holdings plc on 02 November 2004. Section 67, Companies Act 1990 Notice of Interest in Voting Shares ENCLOSED ARE AMENDED NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS UNDER THE IRISH COMPANIES ACT1990. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS INFORMATION DETAILS THE DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN ONE ENTITY, THE ENCLOSED DISCLOSURE CONSTITUTES SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST WHICH HAVE BEEN COMBINED SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO INDICATE THAT ANY OF THESE ENTITIES ACT AS A GROUP OR IN CONCERT WITH RESPECT TO THESE INTERESTS. THESE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE IN THE INTEREST OF CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPANIES ACT. THE INTEREST DETAILED HEREIN WAS ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. FOR DISCLOSURE PURPOSES, HOLDINGS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED AS FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS. Amanda Phillips Regulatory Reporting Analyst FIL - Investment Compliance AMENDMENT #20 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS SECTION 67 - IRISH COMPANIES ACT 1. COMPANY IN WHICH SHARES ARE HELD: RYANINAIR HOLDINGS PLC 2. NOTIFIABLE INTEREST: ORDINARY SHARES AND ADRs (A) FMR CORP. 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OF FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMRCO), INVESTMENT MANAGER OF US MUTUAL FUNDS AND FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY (FMTC), A US STATE CHARTERES BANK WHICH ACTS AS A TRUSTEE OR INVESTMENT MANAGER OF VARIOUS PENSION AND TRUST ACCOUNTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS) (B) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) P.O. BOX HM 670 HAMILTON HMCX, BERMUDA PARENT HOLDING COMPANY FOR VARIOUS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDING FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. (FISL),INVESTMENT MANAGERS FOR VARIOUS NON-US INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS) 3. THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS ALSO COMPRISE THE NOTIFIABLE INTERST OF: MR. EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 A principal shareholder and Chairman of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. THESE NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS CONSTITUTE SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE SHARES AND ARE COMBINED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CLARITY. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, OR MR, EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d ACT AS A GROUP OR IN CONCERT IN RESPECT OF THE DISCLOSED INTERESTS, OR THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THESE NOTIFICATIONS ON A JOINT BASIS. 5. THE DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISE UNDER SECTION 67 OF THE ACT, NAMELY WHERE A PERSON, NOT BEING THE REGISTERED HOLDER, IS ENTITLED TO EXERCISE A RIGHT CONFERRED BY THE HOLDING OF THE SHARES OR TO CONTROL THE EXERCISE OF SUCH RIGHTS, OR UNDER SECTION 203 OF THE ACT RESPECTIVELY. Rani Jandu REGULATORY REPORTING MANAGER, FIL - INVESTMENT COMPLIANCE DULY AUTHORIZED UNDER POWERS OF ATTORNEY DATED AUGUST 25, 2004 BY ERIC D. ROTTER BY AND ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP, AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, Schedule A Amendment # 20 SECURITY: RYANAIR HOLDING PLC (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 627,798 FIL JP Morgan Total 3,990 FIL MSS Nominees Ltd Total 32,370 FIL Northern Trust Total 7,926 FIL RBS Trust Bank 1,528 FIL State Street Bank & Trust Total 210,387 FPM Bankers Trust Total 883,999 TOTAL Ordinary Shares The following number of ordinary shares held is based on the assumed conversion of 88,821,825 ADRs (5 ordinary shares for each ADRs) (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 3,329,500 FISL Chase Manhattan Bank London Total 1,500 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman Total 21,207,000 FMRCO HSBC Total 38,736,785 FMRCO Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited Total 4,520,050 FMRCO Mellon Bank Total 2,153,950 FMTC JP Morgan Total 250,500 FMTC Mellon Bank Total 250,000 FMTC Nortrust Nominees Total 2,242,500 FMTC State Street Bank & Trust Total 242,000 FMTC State Street Nominees Ltd Total 72,933,785 TOTAL ADR's Total Ordinary Shares 73,817,784 + ARD's: Current ownership 9.79% percentage: Shares in issue: 754,316,100 Change in holdings (7,923,500) since last filling: Ordinary shares This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of the Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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