IFG Group PLC Holding(s) in Company - Bank of Montreal (6131Y)

TIDMIFP TIDM17RL

RNS Number : 6131Y

IFG Group PLC

06 December 2017

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)(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) : IFG 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)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) : 
 Name: Bank of Montreal                        City and country of registered office (if 
                                                applicable): 
                                                London 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) : F&C Investment 
  Business Limited 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) : 05/12/2017 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified: 06/12/2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9% 
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 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
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                           % 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(vii) 
                            of 9.A)             (total of 9.B.1 
                                                + 9.B.2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               9,504,775           -                    9.01%           105,405,665 
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 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if applicable)          9,418,600           -                    8.93% 
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  9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
   threshold was crossed or reached(viii) : 
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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  Class/type      Number of voting rights(ix)                                 % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                              Direct                       Indirect                     Direct                  Indirect 
 --------------  -----------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------- 
  IE0002325243                                   9,504,775                                                9.01% 
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  SUBTOTAL A                                     9,504,775                                                9.01% 
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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(x)            Conversion Period(xi)               rights that may             rights 
                                                                               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(x)                 Conversion             cash settlement(xii)    voting rights    rights 
  instrument                               Period (xi) 
 --------------  ----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------  ---------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                                 SUBTOTAL 
                                                                  B.2 
                                                                ----------------------  ---------------  ------------------- 
 
 10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please tick the applicable box): 
 
  [ ] 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.(xiii) 
 
  [x] 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(xiv) : 
 Name(xv)                     % of voting rights            % of voting rights                  Total of both if it 
                               if it equals                  through financial                   equals or is higher 
                               or is higher                  instruments if it                   than the notifiable 
                               than the notifiable           equals or is higher                 threshold 
                               threshold                     than the notifiable 
                                                             threshold 
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 Bank of Montreal 
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 BMO Global Asset 
  Management Limited 
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 F&C Asset Management 
  plc 
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 F&C Investment 
  Business Limited            5.15%                         -                                   5.15% 
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 Bank of Montreal 
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 BMO Global Asset 
  Management Limited 
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 F&C Asset Management 
  plc 
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 F&C Treasury Limited 
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 WAM Holdings Limited 
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 F&C Managers Limited         0.81%                         -                                   0.81% 
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 Bank of Montreal 
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 BMO Global Asset 
  Management Limited 
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 F&C Asset Management 
  plc 
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 F&C Group (Holdings) 
  Limited 
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 F&C Group Management 

  Limited 
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 F&C Holdings Limited 
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 F&C Management 
  Limited                     3.05%                         -                                   3.05% 
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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] 
  N/A 
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 12. Additional information(xvi) : 
 
  Voting rights are held by as discretionary investment manager for our 
  underlying clients 
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Done at London, England, UK on 06/12/2017.

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