NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Irish Continental Group plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): [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:
Wellington Management Group LLP
City and country of registered office (if applicable):
c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
BONY (Nominees) Ltd.
Chase Nominees Ltd.
FMTC-Delphi Salaried Ret Savings Program/Wellington Management
ROY Nominees Limited
State Street Nominees Ltd.
Nortrust Nominees Limited
Brown Brothers Harriman
USBK William Blair Wellington
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
14 Jan 2022
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 Jan 2022
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10%
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 issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
10.24%
0.04%
10.28%
182,794,567
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
9.89%
0.10%
9.99%
9. 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
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
IE00BLP58571 Units
18,714,065
10.24%
SUBTOTAL A
18,714,065
10.24%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
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 B.1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ Conversion Period
Physical or cash settlement
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
Equity Swap
15 May 2023
27 Jan 2020 to 15 May 2023
Cash settlement
79,966 Equity Swap shares or 79,966 votes on a converted basis
0.04%
SUBTOTAL B.2
79,966
0.04%
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.
[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:
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
Wellington Management Group LLP
10.24%
10.28%
Wellington Group Holdings LLP
10.24%
10.28%
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP
10.24%
10.28%
Wellington Management Company LLP
9.02%
9.02%
Wellington Management Group LLP
10.24%
10.28%
Wellington Group Holdings LLP
10.24%
10.28%
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP
10.24%
10.28%
Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd.
Wellington Management International Ltd
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date].
Irish Continental Group plc is an Irish based maritime transport group with a pivotal position in the logistics chain and facilitating Ireland's international trade and tourism. The activity is organized around two business units:
- Ferries (68% of revenues): owning a fleet of multi-purpose ferries carrying passengers and roro freight between Ireland, Britain and Continental Europe, together with vessel chartering operations;
- Container and Terminal (32%): container shipping services between Ireland and Continental Europe, using a modern fleet of container vessels and equipment together with container terminal operations at Dublin and Belfast Ports.
Revenues are distributed geographically as follows: Ireland (32.6%), the United Kingdom (27%), the Netherlands (16.8%), Belgium (6.6%), France (4.1%), Poland (2.8%), Germany (1.6%), Austria (1.6%) and other (6.9%).
IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP PLC 
