IFG Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (8651D)

TIDMIFP

RNS Number : 8651D

IFG Group PLC

11 July 2016

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)(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of 
  existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
  IFG GROUP PLC 
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 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 
  [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  [ ] Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
  : 
 Name:                                  City and country of registered 
  BlackRock, Inc.                        office (if applicable): 
                                         Wilmington, DE U.S.A. 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
  : 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 8(th) July 2016 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11(th) July 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Voting 
  rights attached to shares for BlackRock Investment Management 
  (UK) Limited has gone above 4%. 
  Total holding for BlackRock Investment Management (UK) 
  Limited has gone above 4%. 
 
  Voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. 
  has gone above 4%. 
  Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 4%. 
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 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation: 
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                     % of voting        % of voting       Total of       Total number 
                      rights attached    rights through    both in %      of voting 
                      to shares          financial         (9.A + 9.B)    rights of 
                      (total of          instruments                      issuer(vii) 
                      9.A)               (total of 
                                         9.B.1 + 9.B.2) 
------------------  -----------------  ----------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached              4.68%              0.00%           4.68%       105,405,665 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if applicable)         3.27%              0.00%           3.27% 
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 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
  : 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type            Number of voting rights(ix)         % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
-------------------- 
 
                              Direct           Indirect           Direct                    Indirect 
--------------------  -------------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------------------------ 
 IE0002325243                                4,930,535                                       4.68% 
--------------------  -------------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------------------------ 
 SUBTOTAL 
  A                                4,930,535                                      4.68% 
--------------------  ----------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) 
  of the Regulations 
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 Type of financial     Expiration           Exercise/      Number of voting                   % of voting 
  instrument            date(x)              Conversion     rights that                        rights 
                                             Period(xi)     may be acquired 
                                                            if the instrument 
                                                            is exercised/converted. 
--------------------  -------------------  -------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
                                            SUBTOTAL B.1 
                                           -------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations 
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 Type of               Expiration           Exercise/      Physical              Number       % of voting 
  financial             date(x)             Conversion     or cash               of voting     rights 
  instrument                                Period         settlement(xii)       rights 
                                            (xi) 
--------------------  -------------------  -------------  --------------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 
                                                           SUBTOTAL 
                                                            B.2 
                                                          --------------------  -----------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
 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.(xiii) 
 
  [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(xiv) : 
 Name(xv)         % of voting       % of voting              Total of both 
                   rights if it      rights through           if it equals 
                   equals or is      financial instruments    or is higher 
                   higher than       if it equals             than the notifiable 
                   the notifiable    or is higher             threshold 
                   threshold         than the notifiable 
                                     threshold 
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 See attachment 
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 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] 
  will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of 
  [date] 
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 12. Additional information(xvi) : 
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Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 11(th) July 2016

 
 Name(xv)                           % of voting     % of voting       Total of 
                                     rights if       rights through    both if 
                                     it equals       financial         it equals 
                                     or is higher    instruments       or is higher 
                                     than the        if it equals      than the 
                                     notifiable      or is higher      notifiable 
                                     threshold       than the          threshold 
                                                     notifiable 
                                                     threshold 
---------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
---------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
---------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock International 
  Holdings, Inc. 
---------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BR Jersey International 
  Holdings L.P. 
---------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 BlackRock Group Limited 
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 BlackRock Investment Management 
  (UK) Limited                          4.55%            0.00%            4.55% 
---------------------------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------- 
 
 BlackRock, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
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 BlackRock Financial Management, 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 

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 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 
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 BlackRock Delaware Holdings 
  Inc. 
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 BlackRock Fund Advisors 
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