Irish Cont. Regulatory News (ICGC)

27 Mar 2007 10:36

Davy Corporate Finance Ltd27 March 2007 The following announcement replaces the announcement released 16 March 2007 at17:14 RNS No. 1633T. Additional information under (3) below. Full amended textappears below. 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: 16 March 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: 15 March 2007 and 16 March 2007 Dealing in Irish Continental Group plc (1) Class of Securities (e.g. ordinary shares) Units (Comprising Redeemable Shares) (2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit • 15 March 2007:800,000 N/A 19.2519,102 19.2525,000 19.2530,898 19.256,000 19.255,000 19.255,000 19.258,000 19.251,000 19.254,000 19.2512,000 19.25262,500 19.50 16 March 2007:28,000 19.50118,804 19.50 (3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class) 1,325,304 Units*, representing 5.64% of the existing issued share capital of Irish Continental Group plc * via contracts for difference (4) Party making disclosure Davy Corporate Finance Limited (5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser One Fifty One Capital Limited OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management Organisation (6) Reason for disclosure (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) Des Carville Davy Corporate Finance Telephone and extension number +353 1 679 63 63 Enquiries: James Morrissey, Fleishman Hillard Saunders, ph: 086 255 0487 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