Irish Cont. Regulatory News (ICGC)

16 Mar 2007 12:21

AXA Rosenberg Invest. Man.16 March 2007 Appendix 3 Disclosure Forms FORM 8.1/8.3 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL Lodge with the Stock Exchange (which may publicise) and with the Panel. Useseparate from for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure 16/3/07 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2001 Date of Dealing 15/3/07 Dealing in (name of company) IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP 1) Class of securities (e.g. ordinary shares) 2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit 775,575 19.3382 3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class) 0 0( %) 4) Party making disclosure AXA ROSENBERG INVESTMENT MGT 5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management organisation 6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2) (a) (i) offeror or associate of offeror (Note 3) NO (ii) offeree or associate of offeree NO Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (l) page 3/4) If category (f), explain (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 N/A (Also print name of signatory) DAVID LEY Telephone and extension number 0207 895 6744 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange