RNS Number : 6364C

Ryanair Holdings PLC

29 June 2016

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)i

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: Ryanair Holdings 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)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :

Name: The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

City and country of registered office (if applicable): Los Angeles, California 90071 U.S.A.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v: See Box 10

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi: 27 June 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 June 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  Above 13% - aggregate of voting rights from shares for holdings managed by Capital Research and Management Company (see box 10)

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 issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

13.4696%

0.0000%

13.4696%

1,254,473,074

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

13.0044%

0.0000%

13.0044%

9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares (ISIN: IE00BYTBXV33)

760,201

0.0606%

ADRs (ISIN: US7835132033)

168,211,935

13.4090%

SUBTOTAL A

168,972,136

13.4696%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

Not applicable

SUBTOTAL B.1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datex

Exercise/ Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Not applicable

SUBTOTAL B.2

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation [ ] 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.xiii [ 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 entityxiv:
Namexv	% 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
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (Holdings by CG Management companies are set out below.)	13.4696%	0.0000%	13.4696%
Capital Guardian Trust Company2
Capital International, Inc.2
Capital International Limited2
Capital International Sárl2
Capital Research and Management Company (CRMC)1	13.0056%	0.0000%	13.0056%
EuroPacific Growth Fund (Direct shareholding that does not exercise its own voting shares.  Voting shares are exercised by CRMC.)	3.7358%	0.0000%	3.7358%
1.        Wholly Owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 2.        Wholly owned indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]
12. Additional informationxvi:

Done at Los Angeles, California on 28 June 2016

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