Bank of Ireland Group PLC Notification of Major Holdings (4143U)

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RNS Number : 4143U

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

22 November 2019

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) 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
  Bank of Ireland 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 
  [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  [ ] Other (please specify): 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation: 
 Name:                                         City and country of registered office (if 
  Templeton Investment Counsel,                 applicable): 
  LLC                                           Fort Lauderdale, United States 
                                              ------------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 
  Mellon Bank, N.A. 
  Bank of New York 
  Deutsche Bank AG 
  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. London 
  Citibank N.A. 
  The Northern Trust Co. 
  State Street Bank and Trust 
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 
  20 November 2019 
 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
  21 November 2019 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
  Below 3% 
 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
                           % of voting         % of voting rights   Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached     through financial    in % (9.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total    instruments          9.B)            of issuer 
                            of 9.A)             (total of 9.B.1 
                                                + 9.B.2) 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                     2.99%                 0%               2.99%       1,078,822,872 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if applicable)                3.00%                 0%               3.00% 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type         Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
 
                           Direct             Indirect           Direct                    Indirect 
                                        ----------------- 
 Ordinary shares 
  IE00BD1RP616                           32,292,461                           2.99% 
                                        -----------------  ----------------  --------------------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL A                              32,292,461                           2.99% 
                                        -----------------  ----------------  --------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations 
 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. 
                    -----------------  ------------------  ---------------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
                      SUBTOTAL B.1 
                     ------------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations 
 Type of            Expiration          Exercise/           Physical or       Number of        % of voting 
  financial          date               Conversion          cash settlement   voting rights     rights 
  instrument                            Period 
                   ------------------  ------------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
                                                            SUBTOTAL B.2 
                                                           ----------------  --------------- 
 
 
 
 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 
        --------------------------  -------------------------  ------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to 
  hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date] 
 
 12. Additional information: 
 

Done at Dublin on 22 November 2019

Contact: Sarah McLaughlin, Group Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

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