Bank of Ireland Group PLC Notification of Major Holdings (0764R)

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RNS Number : 0764R

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

24 October 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): 
  [] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
  [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  [X] Other (please specify): This notification is being made solely as 
  a result of the demerger of Prudential plc and M&G plc, resulting in 
  a change of control from Prudential to M&G 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation: 
 Name:                                         City and country of registered office (if 
  Prudential plc group of companies             applicable): 
                                                London, England 
                                              ------------------------------------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 
  21 October 2019 
 6. Date on which issuer notified: 
  23 October 2019 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
  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               0.00%               0.00%                0.00%           1,078,822,872 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if applicable)          4.09%               0.00%                4.09% 
                          ------------------  -------------------  --------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 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 
                                               ---------------------- 
 ORD EUR1 
  IE00BD1RP616                                                      0                                          0.00% 
                                               ----------------------  ---------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL A                                                         0                                          0.00% 
                                               ----------------------  ---------------------------  ---------------- 
 
 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 Period               rights that may              rights 
                                                                         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): 
 
  [ ] 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. 
 
  [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: 
 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 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 Prudential plc 
  (Parent Company)            0.00%                  0.00%                   0.00% 
                     ----------------------  ---------------------  ---------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 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 24 October 2019

Contact: Sarah McLaughlin, Group Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

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