Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co) Notification of Significant Shareholding (1497W)

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RNS Number : 1497W

Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)

04 November 2014

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: Bank of Ireland

   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 the notification obligation: 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 
   5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 

31/10/2014

   6.         Date on which issuer notified; 

04/11/2014

   7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 

Below 3%

   8.         Notified details: 
 
 A) Voting rights attached to shares 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Class/type       Situation previous              Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares        to the Triggering               transaction 
  (if possible     transaction 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE) 
---------------  ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number          Number          Number            Number of voting           % of voting 
                   of Shares       of Voting       of shares         rights                     rights 
                                   rights 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                  Direct            Direct        Indirect     Direct         Indirect 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  ------------  -----------  -------------  --------- 
 
                                                                                                      Below 
                                                          Below           Below                        3%       Below 
                                                            3%             3%                                     3% 
   IE0030606259     972,812,262     972,812,262                                     Below 3% 
                                                          Below           Below                       Below     Below 
   US46267Q2021      1,370,480       1,370,480              3%             3%       Below 3%           3%         3% 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  ------------  -----------  -------------  --------- 
 SUBTOTAL 
  A (based 
  on aggregate 
  voting                                                    Below 
  rights)           974,182,742     974,182,742              3%              Below 3%                  Below 3% 
---------------  --------------  --------------  ----------------  -------------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 B) Financial Instruments 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting          % of voting 
  instrument          Date         Period/ Date          rights that               rights 
                                                         may be acquired 
                                                         if the instrument 
                                                         is exercised/converted 
------------------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 ,                                SUBTOTAL B 
                                   (in relation 
                                   to all expiration 
                                   dates) 
                                 --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B)   number of voting   % of voting 
                rights             rights 
------------  -----------------  ------------ 
                   Below 3%        Below 3% 
------------  -----------------  ------------ 
 

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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") is the ultimate parent company of certain investment advisory subsidiaries which manage funds and accounts holding shares of Bank of Ireland and accordingly have voting authority with respect to such shares. Direct and indirect subsidiaries of Ameriprise include Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself is the parent company of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

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 Dublin on 4(th) November 2014

Contact: Helen Nolan, Group Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

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