• Holding(s) in Company

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 02 May 2023 11:15:00   America/New_York

    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:

    Irish Continental Group
    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 obligationiv :
    Name:

    Marathon Asset Management Limited
    City and country of registered office (if applicable):

    London, UK
    4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:

    See attached breakdown in section 12
    5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

    28 April 2023
    6. Date on which issuer notified:

    02 May 2023
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

    5%
    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 reached5.2305.23170,875,228
    Position of previous notification (if applicable)4.998704.9987 



    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

     
    Ordinary Shares (IE00BLP58571) 8,931,675 5.23
    SUBTOTAL A 8,931,675 5.23
     
    B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
    Type of financial instrumentExpiration
    datex
    Exercise/
    Conversion Periodxi
    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 instrumentExpiration
    datex
    Exercise/
    Conversion Period xi
    Physical or cash settlementxiiNumber 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.xiii

    [] 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

    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:

    Breakdown of Holdings:

    CustodianNominal
    Bank of New York Mellon1,773,906
    Brown Brothers Harriman1,303,289
    JP Morgan Chase149,611
    Northern Trust3,328,917
    State Street Bank & Trust Company, Boston3,409,301
    Total9,965,024

    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 Limited.   The provided breakdown of holdings refer to the total number of shares in the Issuer controlled by Marathon Asset Management Limited but the firm only has authority to vote in connection with 8,931,675 shares.

    Done at London, UK on 02 May 2023.


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