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Ryanair Holdings PLC31 March 2005 Ryanair Holdings plc 31 March 2005 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated 30 March 2005 to Ryanair Holdings plc,received by Ryanair Holdings plc on 31 March 2005. Section 67, Companies Act 1990 Notice of Interest in Voting Shares ENCLOSED ARE AMENDED NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS UNDER THE IRISHCOMPANIES ACT1990. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS INFORMATION DETAILS THEDISCLOSABLE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN ONE ENTITY, THE ENCLOSED DISCLOSURECONSTITUTES SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST WHICH HAVE BEEN COMBINED SOLELYFOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO INDICATE THAT ANYOF THESE ENTITIES ACT AS A GROUP OR IN CONCERT WITH RESPECT TO THESE INTERESTS. THESE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE IN THE INTEREST OF CONFORMITY WITH THE COMPANIES ACT.THE INTEREST DETAILED HEREIN WAS ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. FORDISCLOSURE PURPOSES, HOLDINGS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED AS FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECTAND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) AND ITSDIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS. Alkesh Patel Regulatory Reporting Analyst FIL - Investment Compliance AMENDMENT #29 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS SECTION 67 - IRISH COMPANIES ACT 1. COMPANY IN WHICH SHARES ARE HELD: RYANINAIR HOLDINGS PLC 2. NOTIFIABLE INTEREST: ORDINARY SHARES AND ADRs (A) FMR CORP. 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OF FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMRCO),INVESTMENT MANAGER OF US MUTUAL FUNDS AND FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY(FMTC), A US STATE CHARTERES BANK WHICH ACTS AS A TRUSTEE OR INVESTMENT MANAGEROF VARIOUS PENSION AND TRUST ACCOUNTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OF REGISTEREDSHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS) (B) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) P.O. BOX HM 670 HAMILTON HMCX, BERMUDA PARENT HOLDING COMPANY FOR VARIOUS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDINGFIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. (FISL),INVESTMENT MANAGERS FOR VARIOUS NON-USINVESTMENT COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OFREGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS) 3. THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS ALSO COMPRISE THE NOTIFIABLE INTERST OF: MR. EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 A principal shareholder and Chairman of FMR Corp. and Fidelity InternationalLimited. 4. THESE NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS CONSTITUTE SEPARATENOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE SHARES AND ARE COMBINED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSESOF CLARITY. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT FMR CORP. AND ITSDIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECTAND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, OR MR, EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d ACT AS A GROUP OR INCONCERT IN RESPECT OF THE DISCLOSED INTERESTS, OR THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TOSUBMIT THESE NOTIFICATIONS ON A JOINT BASIS. 5. THE DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISE UNDER SECTION 67 OF THE ACT, NAMELY WHERE A PERSON, NOT BEING THE REGISTERED HOLDER, IS ENTITLED TO EXERCISEA RIGHT CONFERRED BY THE HOLDING OF THE SHARES OR TO CONTROL THE EXERCISE OFSUCH RIGHTS, OR UNDER SECTION 203 OF THE ACT RESPECTIVELY. Rani Jandu REGULATORY REPORTING MANAGER, FIL - INVESTMENT COMPLIANCE DULY AUTHORIZED UNDER POWERS OF ATTORNEY DATED AUGUST 25, 2004 BY ERIC D. ROTTER BY AND ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP, AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, Schedule A Amendment #29 SECURITY: RYANAIR HOLDING PLC (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 377,500 FIL JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 562,030 FIL Bank of New York Brussels Total 10,300 FIL BNP Paribas Paris (C) Total 1,535,990 FIL Brown Bros Harriman Ltd LUX Total 8,145,298 FISL JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 397,049 FPM Bank of New York Brussells Total 768,300 FPM JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 82,748 FPM State STR BK and TR CO LNDN 11,877,215 Grand Total Ordinary Shares The following number of ordinary shares held is based on the assumed conversionof 14,270,357 ADRs (5 ordinary shares for each ADRs) (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 14,500 FIJ Japan Trustee SVCS BK Ltd Total 62,500 FIJ Master Trust Bank of Japan Total 3,980,000 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth Total 48,762,785 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co Total 2,525,000 FMRCO Citibank NA Total 8,631,500 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase Bank Total 4,524,050 FMRCO Mellon Bank NA Total 362,950 FMTC JP Morgan Chase Bank Total 46,000 FMTC Mellon Bank NA Total 57,500 FMTC Northern Trust Co Total 2,385,000 FMTC State Street Bank and TR CO Total 71,351,785 Grand Total ARD SharesTotal Ordinary Shares 83,229,000+ ARD's: Current ownership 11.03% percentage: Shares in issue: 754,316,084 Change in holdings +547,766 since last filling: shares This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of the Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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