SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 
FORM 6-K


 
 
Report of Foreign Issuer


 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



 
For  15 March 2012

 
The Governor and Company of the
Bank of Ireland
Head Office
40 Mespil Road
Dublin 4
Ireland
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.




Form 20-F         X           Form 40-F
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.




Yes                        No         X
 
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):






 
 
 
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: The Bank of Ireland
 
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 the notification obligation: 
Capital Research and Management Company
 
4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
 
  5.
Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
 
         13 March 2012
 
6.         Date on which issuer notified: 14 March 2012
 
7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 6%
 
8.         Notified details:
  
 
A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the 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
Ordinary -(IE0030606259)
1,812,950,847
1,812,950,847
   
1,798,436,208
 
5.9684%
               
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)
1,812,950,847
1,812,950,847
 
                            1,798,436,208
5.9684%
 
 
B) 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
N/A
       
         
 
SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)
   
 
 
Total (A+B)
number of voting rights
% of voting rights
1,798,436,208
1,798,436,208
5.9684%
 
9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable: n/a
 
10.       In case of proxy voting:   n/a
 
11.       Additional information: 
 
Done at Dublin on 15 March 2012
 
Contact: Helen Nolan, Group Secretary
Telephone +353 (0) 76 6234710
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


 


 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.






The Governor and Company
of the Bank of Ireland




 
 
Helen Nolan
Group Secretary

 
 
Date: 
15 March 2012