20th Aug 2007 18:26
Aer Lingus Group PLC20 August 2007 Standard Form TR-1 Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached: Aer Lingus Group plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes): (X ) an acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe 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: Ryanair Holdings plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Ryanair Limited Davy Nominees Limited on behalf of Coinside Limited 5. Date of the transactions and date on which the thresholds werecrossed or reached(i): 16 August, 2007 and 20 August, 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 August, 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 26%, 27%, 28% and 29% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(if possible using Triggering transactionthe ISIN CODE) Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares of 133,139,417 133,139,417 155,731,025 155,731,025 29.44%nominal value €0.05each. ISIN CodeIE00B1CMPN86 SUBTOTAL A (based on 133,139,417 133,139,417 155,731,025 29.44%aggregate votingrights) B) Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument Period/ Date rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) Total (A+B) number of voting rights % of voting rights 155,731,025 29.44% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: RyanairLimited and Coinside Limited are owned and controlled by Ryanair Holdings Plc.Ryanair Limited holds 139,316,525 voting rights representing 26.34% of the totalvoting rights. Davy Nominees holds, on behalf of Coinside Limited, 16,414,500voting rights representing 3.1% of the total voting rights. 10. In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold(number) voting rights as of (date). N/A 11. Additional information: None Done at Dublin, Ireland on 20 August, 2007 -------------------------- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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