The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland

Resolutions Passed at the Annual General Court

All of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Court of the Bank held on 24 April 2012 were duly passed.

The Results of the voting on each resolution are as follows:

Resolution 1

To receive the Report and Accounts.

Resolution 2

To receive the Report on Directors' Remuneration.

Resolution 3

(i)         To elect the following Directors, by separate resolutions:-

(a)  Kent Atkinson

(b)  Patrick Butler

(c)  Patrick Haren

(d)  Andrew Keating

(e)  Patrick Mulvihill

(ii)        To re-elect the following Directors, by separate resolutions:-

(a)  Pat Molloy

(b)  Richie Boucher

(c)  Patrick Kennedy

(d)  Patrick O'Sullivan

Resolution 4

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors.

Resolution 5

To determine the re-issue price range for treasury stock.

Resolution 6

To renew the Directors' authority to issue Ordinary Stock on a non-pre-emptive basis for cash. 

Resolution 7

To renew the Directors' authority to issue Ordinary Stock on a non-pre-emptive basis other than for cash. 

Resolution 8

To maintain the existing authority to convene an EGC by 14 days' notice.

Resolution 9

To delete Bye-Law 76(a) (concerning residency restrictions for Directors).

The "Vote Withheld" option is provided to enable abstention on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

The full text of each resolution was set out in the Governor's Letter to holders of Ordinary Stock and Notice of the Annual General Court which was posted to stockholders on 15 March 2012.

Copies of these resolutions have been forwarded to the Irish Stock Exchange and available for inspection at the following location:

Company Announcements Office,

Irish Stock Exchange,

28 Anglesea Street,

Dublin 2,

Ireland.

Tel: + 353 (1) 6174200

and on the following website:

http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Mr Kent Atkinson has been appointed Chairman of the Group Audit Committee.

24 April 2012

For further information contact:

Helen Nolan, Group Secretary

Tel: + 353 (0) 76 6234710