Irish Cont. Regulatory News (ICGC)

26 Jul 2007 11:16

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:

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: 25 July 2007

Dealing in Irish Continental Group Plc

(1) Class of Securities (e.g. ordinary shares)

Ordinary Shares(2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit ¢â€š¬ 5,000 24.00

(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class)

1,125,932 shares 4.82%

(4) Party making disclosure Dresdner Kleinwort Group Limited

(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor

Dresdner Kleinwort Securities Limited

OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management

Organisation

(6) Reason for disclosure

(a) (I) offeror or associate of offeror NO (delete as approp)

(II) offeree or associate of offeree NO (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)

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above _________________________________

(Also print name of signatory)

Telephone and extension number