1st December 2009
Holding(s) in Company
Pursuant to its obligations under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 (“The Regulations”), Irish Continental Group plc sets out below details of a notification received under The Regulations.
Tom Corcoran
Company Secretary
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[i]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached [ii] :
Irish Continental Group Plc
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[iii] :
Artemis Investment Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv] :
Artemis Special Situations
Institutional Special Situations
Pearson
Prudential Staff Pension Scheme
Akzo Nobel Pension Scheme
Barclays UK Alpha
L&G (Barclays) MM Alpha Fund
L&G (Barclays) Series2 MM Alpha Fund
Witan Investment Trust
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached[v] :
17/11/2009
6. Date on which issuer notified;
18/11/2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
7%
8. Notified details:
A) Voting rights attached to shares |
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi] |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii] |
Number of Shares[viii] |
Number of Voting rights[ix] |
Number of shares[x] |
Number of voting rights[xi] |
% of voting rights |
Direct |
Direct[xii] |
Indirect[xiii] |
Direct |
Indirect |
IE0033336516 |
127,628 |
127,628 |
1,939,628 |
1,939,628 |
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7.88% |
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SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
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1,939,628
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7.88%
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B) Financial Instruments |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv] |
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date[xv] |
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date[xvi] |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) |
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Total (A+B) |
number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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1,939,628 |
7.88% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable[xvii] :
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 [place] on [date]
Annex to the standard form TR-1[xviii]
a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) |
Artemis Investment Management Limited |
Contact address (registered office for legal entities) |
42 Melville Street Edinburgh, EH3 7HA |
Phone number & email |
0131 718 0411 |
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) |
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b) Identity of the notifier, if applicable[xix] :
Full name |
.................................................................... |
Contact address |
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Phone number |
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Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) |
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c) Additional information
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