Bank of Ireland Group PLC NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (7343P)

TIDMBIRG

RNS Number : 7343P

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

30 May 2018

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) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
  Bank of Ireland 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): 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation: 
 Name:                                 City and country of registered office (if 
  Templeton Global Advisors             applicable): 
  Limited                               Nassau, Bahamas 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 
  AIB Bank, Dublin 
  Bank of Ireland Securities Services 
  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London 
  Citibank N.A 
  Citibank, Hong Kong 
  Merrill Lynch International 
  Sparkasse, Koln 
  State Street Bank and Trust Company, London 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 
  25 May 2018 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
  29 May 2018 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
  3% 
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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 both                    Total number 
                       rights          rights            in % (9.A +                     of voting 
                       attached        through           9.B)                            rights 
                       to shares       financial                                         of issuer 
                       (total          instruments 
                       of 9.A)         (total of 
                                       9.B.1 
                                       + 9.B.2) 
--------------------  --------------  ---------------  -------------------------------  --------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached           3.29%                            3.29%                            1,078,822,872 
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 Position of           n/a                              n/a 
 previous 
 notification 
 (if applicable) 
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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  Class/type         Number of voting rights            % of voting rights 
   of 
   shares 
   ISIN code 
   (if possible) 
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                          Direct           Indirect         Direct                  Indirect 
 -----------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------  -------------------------------- 
  IE00BD1RP616                         35,521,598                       3.29% 
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  SUBTOTAL A                           35,521,598                       3.29% 
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  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            Conversion        rights that may                  rights 
                                       Period            be acquired if 
                                                         the instrument 
                                                         is exercised/converted 
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                                       SUBTOTAL B.1 
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  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 or     Number of        % of voting 
   financial         date              Conversion       cash            voting rights     rights 
   instrument                          Period           settlement 
 -----------------  ----------------  ---------------  --------------  ---------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
                                                        SUBTOTAL B.2 
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 10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please tick the applicable box): 
 
  [X] 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. 
 
  [ ] 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          % of voting rights         Total of both if 
          if it equals or             through financial          it equals or is 
          is higher than the          instruments if it          higher than the 
          notifiable threshold        equals or is higher        notifiable threshold 
                                      than the notifiable 
                                      threshold 
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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: 
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Done at Dublin on 30 May 2018

Contact: Helen Nolan, Group Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

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