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1 Aug 2007 11:47

Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)01 August 2007 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically. To: The Financial Services Authority and the Irish Stock Exchange Date: 1 August 2007 Name of applicant: The Governor and Company of Bank of IrelandName of scheme: Group Stock Option Scheme Sharesave (SAYE) SchemePeriod of return: From: 1 January 2007 To: 30 June 2007Balance under scheme from previous return: 5,916,652The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, N/Aif the scheme has been increased since the date of thelast return:Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during Group Stock Option Scheme 453,025period: Sharesave (SAYE) Scheme 136,661Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of 5,326,966periodNumber and class of securities originally listed and the 5 million units of Ordinary Stock (€0.64) Blocklisted 7 Maydate of admission 2003 10 million units of Ordinary Stock (€0.64) Blocklisted 19 May 2005Total number of securities in issue at the end of the 985,285,020 Units of Ordinary Stock of €0.64 each at 30 Juneperiod 2007 Name of contact:Address of contact: Group Secretary's Office, Bank of Ireland, Head Office, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. Telephone number of contact: +353 1 604 3400 SIGNED BY John B. Clifford company secretary, for and on behalf of The Governor and Company of Bank of Ireland Name of applicant If you knowingly or recklessly give false or misleading information you may beliable to prosecution. This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange