Rule 8.3- (Irish Continental)

7 Jun 2007 16:07

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd07 June 2007 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: 7 June 2007 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT 1997, (TAKEOVER) RULES, 2001 Date of Dealing: 6 June 2007 Dealing in IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP (1) Ordinary Shares (2)Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit • 22502 10.4296 (3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class): 667,158 shares (2.8571%) (4) Party making disclosure: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limitedand Credit Suisse International *Positions are all held in client books and are not proprietary positions. (5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor 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___________________________William DawsonVice President, Compliance Telephone and extension number: +44 207 888 5416 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange