Issue of Debt

15 Dec 2005 16:08

Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)15 December 2005 15 December 2005 Bank of Ireland Increases Size of Fixed/Floating Rate Subordinated Notes Issue due 22 January 2018 to £400million The Bank of Ireland 4.875% 2018 non call 2013 Sterling Lower Tier 2 issue hasbeen increased by £50m, taking total issue size to £400m. Issue price for thetap is 99.438 giving a reoffer spread of 61bps over UKT 5% 2014. Lead managersare Davy, RBS and UBS Investment Bank. Application will be made to the Irish Stock Exchange for admission of the notesto the Official List. Stabilisation in accordance with article 9(2) ofCommission Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 implementing the Market Abuse Directive(2003/6/EC). Enquiries: Brian Kealy, Head of Capital Management 003531 - 6043537 Geraldine Deighan, Head of Investor Relations 003531 -6043501 Dan Loughrey, Head of Group Corporate Communications 003531 - 6043833 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange