Bank Of Ireland Regulatory News (BIRG)

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the Central Bank of Ireland)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Bank of Ireland Group plc ("BOIG 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):

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation:

Name:

Minister for Finance of Ireland

National Treasury Management Agency

(the "NTMA") (as controller and manager of

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (the

"ISIF"))

See Additional Information set out at Section 12 below.

City and country of registered office (if applicable):

Minister for Finance of Ireland: Government Buildings, Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2 DO2 R583, Ireland

NTMA:  Treasury Dock, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, D01 A9T8, Ireland

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

30/07/2021

6. Date on which issuer notified:

03/08/2021

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

The percentage of voting rights in BOIG plc owned by the Minister through the ISIF has decreased from 13.95% to 12.98%. The percentage of voting rights in BOIG plc owned by the Minister through the ISIF has fallen below 13%.

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 issuer

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

12.98%

N/A

12.98%

1,078,822,872

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

of €1.00

(ISIN:

IE00BD1RP616)

NIL

139,996,823

NIL

12.98%

SUBTOTAL A

 139,996,823

12.98%

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

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

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

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SUBTOTAL B.1

N/A

N/A

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

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

SUBTOTAL B.2

N/A

N/A

10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):

[ ] 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.

[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 entity:

Name

% 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

NTMA as controller and manager of ISIF

12.98%

NIL

12.98%

In so far as directed investments (as such term is defined in the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014) are concerned, the NTMA is a "controlled undertaking" of the Minister for Finance for the purposes of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 as amended.

11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [% and number] voting rights as of [date]

12. Additional information:

The ordinary shares in the capital of BOIG plc which are the subject of this notification ("Shares") comprise assets of the ISIF. Under the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (as amended) (the "2014 Act"), ISIF is controlled and managed by the NTMA. The NTMA (as controller and manager of ISIF) deals with those Shares which are a directed investment in accordance with directions in writing given to it by the Minister from time to time. Ownership of the ISIF vests in the Minister under the 2014 Act. The Shares are held via BNY Mellon SA/NV (as custodian of the NTMA (as controller and manager of ISIF)).