Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co) Notification of Significant Shareholding (3478K)

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RNS Number : 3478K

Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)

15 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:

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: 

BlackRock, 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: 

14(th) April 2015

   6.         Date on which issuer notified: 

15(th) April 2015

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

Holding has gone above 7%

   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 
-----------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -------  --------- 
   IE0030606259     1,943,276,235   1,943,276,235      N/A        N/A     2,269,767,740    N/A      7.01% 
-----------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -------  --------------  -------  --------- 
 SUBTOTAL 
  A (based 
  on aggregate 
  voting rights)                                                 2,269,767,740            7.01% 
-----------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -----------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 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 
--------------  -----------------  ------------------- 
 2,269,767,740   2,269,767,740      7.01% 
--------------  -----------------  ------------------- 
 

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

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 15 April 2015

Contact: Helen Nolan, Group Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

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