REG - AIB Group PLC - Notification of Major Holdings

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01/07/2022 12:00

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RNS Number : 9074Q  AIB Group PLC  01 July 2022

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:

 AIB 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

 [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 [ ] Other (please specify)(iii):

 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation:
 Name:                                                                                                                            City and country of registered office (if applicable):

 Orbis Investment Management Limited                                                                                              Hamilton, Bermuda
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 Orbis Investment Management Limited invests in securities of the issuer on
 behalf of various investment funds
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

 28 June 2022
 6. Date on which issuer notified:

 30 June 2022
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 3%
 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments  Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer

(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  3.004%                                                                                                  3.004%                          2,673,428,473
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          N/A                                                                                                     N/A

 

 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 of                 Number of voting rights                                              % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)

                                                            Direct                                  Indirect                                        Direct                                      In

                                           di
                                                                                                                                                                                                re
                                                                                                                                                                                                ct

 IE00BF0L3536                                                           80,318,068                                                                  3.004%

 SUBTOTAL A                                                             80,318,068                                                                  3.004%

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the
 Regulations
 Type of financial instrument                   Expiration  Exercise/                               Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is       % of voting rights

date
Conversion Period                      exercised/converted.

                                                            SUBTOTAL B.1

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
 Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                   Exercise/               Physical or cash settlement             Number of voting rights                         % of voting rights

date
Conversion 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 if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                  than the notifiable threshold
 Allan & Gill Gray Foundation         3.004%                                                                                                                                                  3.004%
 Orbis Allan Gray Limited             3.004%                                                                                                                                                  3.004%
 Orbis Holdings Limited               3.004%                                                                                                                                                  3.004%
 Orbis Investment Management Limited  3.004%                                                                                                                                                  3.004%

 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 Luxembourg on 30 June 2022.

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