Publication of Annual Report and Notice of AGC

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland ("Bank of Ireland")

Publication of Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Court

Bank of Ireland has today issued its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2011. Please click on the following link to view the Annual Report and Accounts:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4587Z_1-2012-3-15.pdf 

The Annual General Court ("AGC") of Bank of Ireland will take place at 9.30am on Tuesday, 24 April 2012 in O'Reilly Hall, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. In advance of this, Bank of Ireland has today also issued the following documents to stockholders:

(i) Governor's Letter to holders of Ordinary Stock and Notice of the AGC; and

(ii) Form of Proxy.

In accordance with Irish Listing Rule 6.6.1 and UKLA Listing Rule 9.6.1 these documents will be submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at the following locations:

Company Announcements Office

The Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

and at

http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do 

Alternatively you can view all of the documents detailed above at www.bankofireland.com/investor