RNS Number : 0387J

Greencore Group PLC

31 March 2015

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 Group LLP (Effective January 1, 2015, Wellington Management Company, LLP, a registered US investment advisor, changed its name to Wellington Management Group LLP ("Wellington Management Group") and transferred its United States advisory business to Wellington Management Company LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership.)
4.	Full name of shareholder(s) if different from 3):
	BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd. BONY (Nominees) Ltd. Brown Brothers Harriman Chase Nominees Ltd. Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. Nortrust Nominees Limited State Street Nominees Limited Vidacos Nominees
5.	Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
	30 March 2015
6.	Date on which issuer notified:
	31 March 2015
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	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)	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)					24,223,587 ( 23,412,163 Ordinary Shares and 202,856 Depository Receipt shares or 24,223,587 Ordinary Share votes on a converted basis)				5.94%
SUBTOTAL A  (based on aggregate voting rights)						24,223,587				5.94%
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
					24,223,587 ( 23,412,163 Ordinary Shares and 202,856 Depository Receipt shares or 24,223,587 votes on a converted basis)			5.94%

9.	Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
	Wellington Management International Ltd is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include: 3,882,241 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification Wellington Management International Ltd is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd., which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP. Wellington Management Company LLP is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include: 20,301,958 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP. Wellington Management Singapore Pte Ltd is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include: 39,388 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification Wellington Management Singapore Pte Ltd is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Global Holdings, Ltd., which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP, which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP.
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 Group LLP
	Contact address (registerd office for legal entities)	c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 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	Mark O'Brien
	Contact address	c/o Wellington Management Company LLP, 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)	Authorized Person
c)	Additional information

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