Source - LSE Regulatory
RNS Number : 5492R
Bank of Ireland Group PLC
08 March 2021
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

 

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

BANK OF IRELAND GROUP PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

X

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Boston, US

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.)

Name

MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients and qualifies under exemption DTR 5.1.5R(1) as a U.S. Registered Investment Manager.

 

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

03/03/2021

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

05/03/2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 

% of voting rights attached to shares

(total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments

(total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)

Total of both in %

(8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuer

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

4.99%

 

4.99%

1,078,822,872

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

5.00%

 

5.00%

 

             

8. 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 shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(DTR5.2.1)

IE00BD1RP616 Common Stock

 

         53,859,308

 

4.99%

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.A

53,859,308

   4.99%

 

B 1: Financial Instruments DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.1

 

 

 

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

 

             

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "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 (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

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

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

 

 

 

MFS International Limited

 

 

 

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

 

 

 

MFS Investment Management Company (LUX) S.a r.l.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

 

 

 

MFS International Limited

 

 

 

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

 

 

 

MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

 

 

 

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

 

 

 

MFS International Limited

 

 

 

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

 

 

 

MFS International (U.K.) Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

 

 

 

MFS International Limited

 

 

 

MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd

 

 

 

MFS Investment Management K.K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

 

 

 

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

 

 

 

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

 

 

 

MFS Heritage Trust Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

 

11. Additional information:

 

 

 

 

           

Done at Dublin on 8 March 2021

Contact: Sarah McLaughlin, Group Secretary

Telephone: +353 (0) 76 624 8577 

 

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