{"url_path":"/sec/ryaay/10-k/2026/item-7","section_key":"item-7","section_title":"Item 7 Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"20-F","doc_date":"2026-06-22","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1038683/0001104659-26-076131-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-076131","cik":"0001038683","ticker":"RYAAY","issuer_name":"RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1038683/0001104659-26-076131-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001038683","primary_entity_name":"RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC"},"word_count":545,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions\n\n​\n\nAs of March 31, 2026, there were 1,043,931,708 Ordinary Shares outstanding. As of that date, 211,986,932 ADRs, representing 423,973,864 Ordinary Shares, were held of record in the United States by 48 holders, and represented over 40% of the number of Ordinary Shares then outstanding. See “Item 10. Additional Information—Articles of Association” and “—Limitations on Share Ownership by Non-EU Nationals.”\n\n​\n\nMAJOR SHAREHOLDERS\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\nAs of March 31, 2026, there were 1,043,931,708 Ordinary Shares outstanding. Based on information available to Ryanair Holdings, the following table summarizes holdings of those shareholders holding 3% or more of the Ordinary Shares as of March 31, 2026, March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024.\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**As of March 31, 2026**\n\n​\n\n**As of March 31, 2025**\n\n​\n\n**As of March 31, 2024**\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**% of**\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**% of**\n\n​\n\n​\n\n​\n\n**% of**\n\n​\n\n​\n\n  ​ ​ ​\n\n**No. of Shares**\n\n  ​ ​ ​\n\n**Class**\n\n  ​ ​ ​\n\n**No. of Shares**\n\n  ​ ​ ​\n\n**Class**\n\n  ​ ​ ​\n\n**No. of Shares**\n\n  ​ ​ ​\n\n**Class**\n\n  ​ ​ ​\n\nCapital Group\n\n \n\n152,622,128\n\n​\n\n14.6\n\n%  \n\n138,163,341\n\n​\n\n13.0\n\n%  \n\n140,769,464\n\n​\n\n12.3\n\n%  \n\nMFS\n\n \n\n49,064,790\n\n​\n\n4.7\n\n%  \n\n58,512,740\n\n​\n\n5.5\n\n%  \n\n46,399,853\n\n​\n\n4.1\n\n%  \n\nArtisan Partners\n\n​\n\n46,768,071\n\n​\n\n4.5\n\n%  \n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\nMichael O’Leary\n\n​\n\n42,199,999\n\n​\n\n4.0\n\n%  \n\n44,099,892\n\n​\n\n4.1\n\n%  \n\n44,099,892\n\n​\n\n3.9\n\n%  \n\nBlackrock Inc\n\n​\n\n41,286,558\n\n​\n\n4.0\n\n%  \n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\nFidelity\n\n​\n\n34,334,152\n\n​\n\n3.3\n\n%  \n\n37,231,959\n\n​\n\n3.5\n\n%  \n\n66,359,213\n\n​\n\n5.8\n\n%  \n\nBaillie Gifford\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n50,982,025\n\n​\n\n4.8\n\n%  \n\n67,571,625\n\n​\n\n5.9\n\n%  \n\nRothschild & Co\n\n \n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n35,135,269\n\n​\n\n3.3\n\n%  \n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\nBNP PARIBAS\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n84,683,893\n\n​\n\n8.0\n\n%  \n\n79,917,192\n\n​\n\n7.0\n\n%  \n\nAKO Capital\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n34,433,901\n\n​\n\n3.0\n\n%  \n\nHSBC Holdings PLC\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n116,323,327\n\n​\n\n10.9\n\n%  \n\n96,561,856\n\n​\n\n8.5\n\n%  \n\nParvus Asset Management Europe\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n100,012,268\n\n​\n\n9.4\n\n%  \n\n81,374,943\n\n​\n\n7.1\n\n%  \n\nSociété Générale SA (SG SA)\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n67,181,217\n\n​\n\n5.9\n\n%  \n\nBank of America Corporation\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n—\n\n​\n\n36,575,999\n\n​\n\n3.2\n\n%  \n\n​\n\nAs of March 31, 2026, the beneficial holdings in Ordinary Shares of the Directors of Ryanair Holdings as a group was 42,387,347 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 4% of Ryanair Holdings’ outstanding Ordinary Shares as of such date.\n\n​\n\nRELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS\n\n​\n\nThe Company has not entered into any “related party transactions” (except for remuneration paid by Ryanair to members of key management personnel as disclosed in Note 26 to the consolidated financial statements) in the three fiscal years ending March 31, 2026 or in the period from March 31, 2026 to the date hereof.\n\n68\n\n[Table of Contents](#TOC)"}