TIDMICGC 
 
 
   4 December  2018 
 
   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 
 
   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) 
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of 
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
 : 
 Irish Continental Group PLC 
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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) : 
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 : 
                         City and country of registered office 
Name:                     (if applicable): 
 BlackRock, Inc.          Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 
-----------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 : 
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi) 
 : 30(th) November 2018 
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 3(rd) December 2018 
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
 Voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. 
 has gone below 4%. Additionally, total holding for BlackRock, 
 Inc. has gone below 5%. 
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8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
 obligation: 
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                                                % of voting 
                         % of voting           rights through                     Total number 
                         rights attached    financial instruments  Total of both    of voting 
                         to shares (total      (total of 9.B.1       in % (9.A      rights of 
                         of 9.A)                  + 9.B.2)             + 9.B)      issuer(vii) 
-----------------------  ----------------  ----------------------  -------------  ------------ 
Resulting 
 situation 
 on the date 
 on which threshold 
 was crossed 
 or reached                   3.83%                         0.97%          4.80%   190,014,390 
-----------------------  ----------------  ----------------------  -------------  ------------ 
Position of 
 previous notification 
 (if applicable)              4.96%                         0.97%          5.94% 
-----------------------  ----------------  ----------------------  -------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
 date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 : 
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A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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                    Number of voting rights(ix)         % of voting rights 
------------------ 
Class/type 
 of 
 shares 
 ISIN code 
 (if possible)         Direct           Indirect                  Direct                     Indirect 
------------------  ----------  ----------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
   IE00BLP58571                              7,271,837                                                    3.83% 
------------------  ----------  ----------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
SUBTOTAL 
 A                              7,271,837                                        3.83% 
------------------  ----------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------- 
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) 
 of the Regulations 
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                                                                Number of voting 
                                                                     rights that 
                                                                 may be acquired 
Type of financial   Expiration               Exercise/         if the instrument                    % of voting 
 instrument            date(x)   Conversion Period(xi)   is exercised/converted.                         rights 
------------------  ----------  ----------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
                                          SUBTOTAL B.1 
                                ----------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
 according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations 
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                                             Exercise/                             Number of 
Type of financial   Expiration              Conversion          Physical or cash      voting        % of voting 
 instrument            date(x)             Period (xi)           settlement(xii)      rights             rights 
------------------  ----------  ----------------------  ------------------------              ----------------- 
CFD                        N/A                     N/A           Cash Settlement   1,851,771              0.97% 
------------------  ----------  ----------------------  ------------------------              ----------------- 
                                                                        SUBTOTAL 
                                                                             B.2   1,851,771              0.97% 
                                                        ------------------------              ----------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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) 
 [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(xiv) 
 : 
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Name(xv)        % of voting rights    % of voting rights  Total of both 
                 if it equals          through financial   if it equals 
                 or is higher          instruments if      or is higher 
                 than the notifiable   it equals or        than the notifiable 
                 threshold             is higher than      threshold 
                                       the notifiable 
                                       threshold 
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See attachment 
--------------  --------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] 
 will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of 
 [date] 
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12. Additional information(xvi) : 
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   Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 3(rd) December 
2018 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                     % of voting 
                                   % of voting      rights through      Total of 
                                    rights if          financial        both if it 
                                    it equals         instruments       equals or 
                                   or is higher      if it equals       is higher 
                                     than the        or is higher        than the 
                                    notifiable    than the notifiable   notifiable 
Name(xv)                            threshold          threshold        threshold 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Financial Management, 
 Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock International 
 Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BR Jersey International 
 Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Cayman West Bay 
 Finco Limited 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Cayman West Bay 
 IV Limited 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Group Limited 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Finance Europe 
 Limited 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Investment Management 
 (UK) Limited                             3.55%                 0.97%        4.52% 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Financial Management, 
 Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock International 
 Holdings, Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BR Jersey International 
 Holdings L.P. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Cayman 1 LP 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Cayman West Bay 
 Finco Limited 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Cayman West Bay 
 IV Limited 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Group Limited 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock International 
 Limited 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Financial Management, 
 Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Delaware Holdings 
 Inc. 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
BlackRock Fund Advisors 
--------------------------------  -------------  --------------------  ----------- 
 
 
 
 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 04, 2018 15:05 ET (20:05 GMT)

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