Blueprint
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 
For the month of  September 2016
 
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover 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): 82- ________
 
 
 
 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:
07 September 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
08 September 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  Above 13% - Aggregate of voting rights from shares 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
13.49%
0
13.49%
1,254,248,074
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
13.41%
0
13.41%
 
 
 
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 ofshares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix
 
% of voting rights
 
 
Direct
 
 
Indirect
 
 
Direct
 
 
Indirect
 
Ordinary
(ISIN: IE00BYTBXV33)
 
 
776,001
 
 
0.06%
 
ADRs
(ISIN: US7835132033)
 
 
168,445,030
 
 
13.43%
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUBTOTAL A
 
 
169,221,031
 
 
13.49%
 
 
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations 
 
Type of financial instrument
Expirationdatex
Exercise/Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.
% of voting rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SUBTOTAL B.1
 
 
 
 
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
 
Type of financial instrument
Expirationdatex
Exercise/Conversion Period xi
Physical or cash settlementxii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 thefinancial 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:
 
 
13.49%
 
 
0
 
 
13.49%
Capital Research and Management Company1
 
13.03%
 
0
 
13.03%
EuroPacific Growth Fund (Direct shareholding that does not exercise its own voting shares. Voting shares are exercised by CRMC)
See box 12
 
 
Capital Guardian Trust Company2
 
 
 
Capital International, Inc.2
 
 
 
Capital International Limited2
 
 
 
Capital International Sárl2
 
 
 
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:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC").  CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that manages the American Funds family of mutual funds.  CRMC manages equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors.  CRMC in turn is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in turn is the parent company of five investment management companies ("CGII management companies"): Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K.  The CGII management companies primarily serve as investment managers to institutional clients.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of your company for its own account.  Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above.
EuroPacific Growth Fund ("EUPAC") is a mutual fund registered in the United States under the Investment Company Act of 1940. EUPAC is the legal owner of 9,611,195 ADRs (3.83% of the outstanding shares) and it has granted proxy voting authority to its investment adviser CRMC.
EUPAC has made a separate notification disclosing its holdings as of 29 January 2016.
 
Done at Los Angeles, California on 08 September 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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, hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
 
 
 
Date: 09 September, 2016
 
 
By:___/s/ Juliusz Komorek____
 
 
 
Juliusz Komorek
 
Company Secretary