26 Oct 2010 11:14
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Bank of Ireland |
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
Other (please specify):______________ | |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Harris Associates L.P. |
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Same as 3 |
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 21 October 2010 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26 October 2010 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 4% |
8: Notified Details | |||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect | ||||
IE0030606259
| 158,382,855 | 158,382,855 | 218,191,792 | 218,191,792 | 4.11% | ||
B: Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
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Total (A+B)
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Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
218,191,792 | 4.11% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of proxy holder:
| N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
| N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
| N/A |
13. Additional information:
| Bank of Ireland is making this notification on receipt of a notification from Harris Associates L.P. under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007. |
14 Contact name:
| Helen Nolan - Group Secretary |
15. Contact telephone name:
| +353 76 6234710 |