REG - AIB Group PLC - Notification of Major Holdings

Bank Of New York MellonAnnouncement

11/03/2020 13:05

RNS Number : 7869F
  
AIB Group PLC
  
11 March 2020
  
 

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 










1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: 
AIB Group plc




2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ü] 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 obligationiv : 




Name:
International Value Advisers, LLC ("IVA")


City and country of registered office (if applicable):
New York, NY, USA




4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
State Street Bank and Trust, Bank of New York Mellon and Northern Trust




5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
9 March 2020




6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 March 2020




7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 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 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)


Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)


Total number of voting rights of issuervii




Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached


3.055%






3.055%


2,714,381,237




Position of previous notification (if applicable)


2.985%






2.985%







 



9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:




A: Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of

shares
ISIN code (if possible)


Number of voting rightsix


% of voting rights




 
Direct
 


 
Indirect
 


 
Direct
 


 
Indirect
 




IE00BF0L3536






82,936,451






3.055%
















































SUBTOTAL A






82,936,451






3.055%










B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations  




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Periodxi


Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.


% of voting rights














































































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

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Period xi


Physical or cash settlementxii


Number of voting rights 


% of voting rights






























































































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
 
[ü] 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 entityxiv:
 




Namexv


% 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 than the notifiable threshold


Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold




International Value Advisers, LLC
















Motion Picture Industry Individual Account Plan
















Motion Picture Industry Pension Plan 
















The University of Texas Investment Management Company
















Syufy Fund LP 
















MLC Investments Limited
















Wyoming Retirement System
















IVA Global Fund (Delaware), L.P.
















IVA Worldwide Fund
















IVA Global SICAV 
















IVA Overseas Master Fund
















IVA International Fund






















11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
 
 










12. Additional informationxvi:
IVA is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the US Investment Advisers Act of 1940. As such, pursuant to advisory contracts, IVA has the power to purchase and sell securities on behalf of its clients and the power to vote for most clients. Persons other than IVA are entitled to receive all dividends from, and proceeds from the sale of all securities reported hereunder.



 
Done at New York, NY on 10 March 2020.
 


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