Major Interest

8 Apr 2008 15:08

Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)08 April 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Bank of Ireland 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: UBS GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT - IFS 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 3 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8. Notified Details: Below 3% threshold - non nofifable interest A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transactionif possible use ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting rights 30,104,858 30,104,858IE 0030606259 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsshares sharesif possibleuse ISINCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Non-notifiable Non notifiable Holdings Holdings B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights % of votingFinancial date Conversion that may be rightsinstrument period/date acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: UBS GLOBAL ASSSET MANAGEMENT - IFS, on behalf of a number of asset managementclients 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: John B. Clifford - Group Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: +353 1 6043400 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange