Irish Cont. Regulatory News (ICGC)

24 Sep 2007 12:13

Davy Corporate Finance Ltd24 September 2007 FORM 8.1/8.3 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which will publicise) and the Panel. Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure: 24 September 2007 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(I) and 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT 1997, (TAKEOVER) RULES, 1997 Date of Dealing: 21 September 2007 Dealing in Irish Continental Group plc (1) Class of Securities (e.g. ordinary shares) Units (ComprisingRedeemable Shares) (2)Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit •24,000 - 25.0024,342 - 25.013,417 - 25.057,079 - 25.1045,411 - 25.20 (3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentageof class) 3,114,692 Units*, representing 13.14% of the existing issued share capitalof Irish Continental Group plc * via Contracts For Difference (One Fifty One Capital Limited have voting rightsover these Units and have an option, in certain circumstances, to purchase theunderlying Units) (4) Party making disclosure Davy Corporate Finance (5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor One Fifty One Capital Limited Note: Doyle Group Limited has an interest in 2,177,217 Units representing 9.19%of the issued share capital of ICG. In aggregate, One Fifty One Capital Limitedand Doyle Group Limited have an interest in 5,291,909 Units representing 22.33%of the issued share capital of ICG. OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management Organisation (6) Reason for disclosure (a) (I) offeror or associate of offeror YES (delete as approp) (II) offeree or associate of offeree N0 (delete as approp) Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (l) page 3/4) If category (l) explain Category (f)- director of possible offeror (b) Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above___________________________ (Also print name of signatory) Des Carville Telephone and extension number +353 1 679 63 63 This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service ofThe Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange