REG - Bank of Ireland Grp - Notification of Major Holdings

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11/02/2021 12:40

RNS Number : 8195O
  
Bank of Ireland Group PLC
  
11 February 2021
  
 

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):
[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): 




3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation: 




Name:
Marathon Asset Management LLP


City and country of registered office (if applicable):
London, UK




4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
See attached breakdown




5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
9th February 2021




6. Date on which issuer notified:
10th February 2021




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 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)


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


Total number of voting rights of issuer




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


3.28


0


3.28


1,078,822,872




Position of previous notification (if applicable)


2.99


0


2.99







 



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




A: Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of

shares
ISIN code (if possible)


Number of voting rights


% of voting rights




 
Direct
 


 
Indirect
 


 
Direct
 


 
Indirect
 




Ordinary Shares IE00BD1RP616






35,338,894






3.28




SUBTOTAL A






35,338,894






3.28










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




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

date


Exercise/

Conversion Period


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


% of voting rights




None




























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

date


Exercise/

Conversion Period 


Physical or cash settlement


Number of voting rights 


% of voting rights




None




































SUBTOTAL B.2























 



10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):
 
[X] 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.
 
[] 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 than the notifiable threshold


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




























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:
Breakdown of Holdings:
 



Custodian


Nominal




Bank of America Merrill Lynch


372,484




Bank of New York Mellon


7,701,200




BNP Paribas


25,947




Brown Brothers Harriman


1,908,009




JP Morgan Chase


919,116




Northern Trust


15,772,342




State Street Bank & Trust Company


12,023,774




Total


38,722,872



 
The shares referred to in this disclosure correspond to a number of funds and accounts managed by portfolio managers under the control of Marathon Asset Management LLP.  The provided breakdown of holdings refer to the total number of shares in the issuer controlled by Marathon Asset Management LLP but the firm only has authority to vote in connection with 35,338,894 shares.



 
Done at Dublin on 11 February 2021
Contact: Sarah McLaughlin, Group Secretary
Telephone: +353 (0) 76 624 8577 
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