1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Bank of Ireland
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ ] 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3: Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified;
14/08/2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 4%
8. Notified details:
A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if
Situation previous to the
Triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN CODE) | Number of Shares | Number of Voting | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
rights | Direct | Direct Indirect | Direct Indirect | ||
IE0030606259 | 1,301,206,202 | 1,301,206,202 | 23,571,698 | 23,571,698 1,230,799,276 | 0.073% 3.803% |
US46267Q2021 | 1,224,600 | 1,224,600 | 0 | 0 1,241,520 | 0 0.004% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on | 1,302,430,802 | 1,302,430,802 | 23,571,698 | 1,255,612,494 | 3.880% |
aggregate voting | |||||
rights) |
,
Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
1,255,612,494 | 3.880% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd - 1,143,385,714 Shares Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC - 112,226,780 Shares
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold
[number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
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