Standard Form TR-1
Standard form for notification of major holdings
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:
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
[ ] 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.):
BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd.
BONY (Nominees) Ltd.
Brown Brothers Harriman
Chase Nominees Ltd.
Citibank NA
FMTC-Delphi Salaried Ret Savings Program/Wellington Mgmt
Nortrust Nominees Limited
State Street Nominees Limited
USBK William Blair Wellington
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:
20 Dec 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21 Dec 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3%
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
3.77%
0.22%
3.99%
414,866,058
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
2.86%
3.09%
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
IE0003864109 Ordinary Shares
15,624,855
SUBTOTAL A
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
Depository Receipt
218,662 Depository Receipt shares or 874,648 votes on a converted basis
0.21%
13,620 Depository Receipt shares or 54,480 votes on a converted basis
0.01%
SUBTOTAL B.1
929,128
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Physical or cash settlement
SUBTOTAL B.2
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 Group Holdings LLP
Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP
Wellington Management Company LLP
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date].
12. Additional information:
Done at [place] on [date] .
London, UK - 21 December 2016