RNS Number : 9650A

Greencore Group PLC

30 December 2014

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 to which
voting rights are attached:  Greencore Group plc
2.	Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
	[X]	an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
	[ ]	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 notification obligation:
	Wellington Management Company, LLP
4.	Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3):
	BONY (Nominees) Ltd. Brown Brothers Harriman Cede & Co Chase Nominees Ltd. Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. Nortrust Nominees Limited State Street Nominees Limited USBK William Blair Wellington Vidacos Nominees
5.	Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
	29 December 2014
6.	Date on which issuer notified:
	30 December 2014
7.	Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  6%

8. Notified Details:
A) Voting rights attached to shares
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				% of voting rights
				Direct		Direct	Indirect			Direct	Indirect
IE0003864109 Ordinary Shares US3941811016 Depository Receipts	20,349,368 ( 19,574,904 Ordinary Shares and 193,616 Depository Receipt shares or 20,349,368 Ordinary Share votes on a converted basis)	20,349,368 ( 19,574,904 Ordinary Shares and 193,616 Depository Receipt shares or 20,349,368 Ordinary Share votes on a converted basis)					24,623,969 ( 23,805,865 Ordinary Shares and 204,526 Depository Receipt shares or 24,623,969 Ordinary Share votes on a converted basis)				6.04%
SUBTOTAL A  (based on aggregate voting rights)	20,349,368	20,349,368				24,623,969				6.04%
B) Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period/Date			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL B  (in relation to all expiration dates)
Total (A+B)					Number of voting rights			% of voting rights
					24,623,969 ( 23,805,865 Ordinary Shares and 204,526 Depository Receipt shares or 24,623,969 votes on a converted basis)			6.04%

9.	Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
	BONY (Nominees) Ltd. - 189,236 depository receipts (756,944 ordinary share votes on a converted basis) and 3,610,810 shares Brown Brothers Harriman - 999,659 shares Cede & Co - 15,290 depository receipts (61,160 ordinary share votes on a converted basis) Chase Nominees Ltd. - 2,147,391 shares Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. - 289,252 shares Nortrust Nominees Limited - 1,977,754 shares State Street Nominees Limited - 12,517,152 shares USBK William Blair Wellington - 16,422 shares Vidacos Nominees - 2,247,425 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:
Done at  [place]  on  [date]  .

ANNEX TO THE STANDARD FORM TR-1
a)	Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
	Full name (including legal form for legal entities)	Wellington Management Company, LLP
	Contact address (registerd office for legal entities)	280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
	Phone number	617-790-7265
	Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
b)	Identity of the notifier, if applicable
	Full name	John D. Norberg
	Contact address	280 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210 USA
	Phone number	617-790-7265 beneficialownership@wellington.com
	Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)	Vice President and Counsel
c)	Additional information

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