Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co) Notification of Significant Shareholding (7658J)

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RNS Number : 7658J

Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)

09 April 2015

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: 
 The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland 
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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 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: 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from the person mentioned 
  in point 3.): 
 See Schedule A 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
 07 April 2015 
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 6. Date on which issuer is 
  notified: 
 08 April 2015 
 
 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached: 
 Below 7% 
 
   8.         Notified details: 
 
 A) Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type               Situation previous              Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares                to the Triggering               transaction 
  (if possible             transaction 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE) 
-----------------------  ------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
                          Number of       Number          Number       Number of voting         % of voting 
                           Shares          of Voting       of shares    rights                   rights 
                                           rights 
-----------------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
                                                          Direct       Direct   Indirect        Direct   Indirect 
-----------------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary Stock 
  (ISIN: IE0030606259)    2,282,704,520   2,282,704,520                         2,250,704,520             6.9545% 
-----------------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -------  --------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL A 
  (based on 
  aggregate 
  voting rights)          2,282,704,520   2,282,704,520                         2,250,704,520             6.9545% 
-----------------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 B) Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 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 
------------------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 N/A 
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                                  SUBTOTAL B 
                                   (in relation 
                                   to all expiration 
                                   dates) 
                                 --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B) [where applicable   number of voting   % of voting rights 
  in accordance with national     rights 
  law] 
------------------------------  -----------------  ------------------- 
                 2,250,704,520      2,250,704,520              6.9545% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights 
  and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable 
  : 
 See Schedule A 
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 10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease 
  to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]. 
 n/a 
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 11. Additional information: 
  n/a 
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Done at Dublin on 9 April 2015

Contact: Helen Nolan, Group Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

SCHEDULE A

As of 7 April 2015

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland

                                                                                                                         Number of                     Percent of 
                                                                                                                        Shares                            Outstanding 
   The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings                                   2,250,704,520 6.955% 

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

-- Capital Guardian Trust Company 164,210,036 0.507%

-- Capital International Limited 2,602,000 0.008%

   -- Capital Research and Management Company                                         2,083,892,484 6.439% 

-- EuroPacific Growth Fund 1,453,051,653 4.490%

(Direct shareholding that does not exercise its own voting shares. Voting shares are exercised by CRMC.)

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