Rule 8.3- Irish Continental

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Fursa Alternative Strategies UK Ltd21 March 2007 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (which will publicise) and the Panel. Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure 20/03/07 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2001 Date of Dealing 19/03/07 Dealing in (name of company) IRISH CONTINENTAL PLC 1) Class of securities (e.g. ordinary shares) 2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit 23547 24167 19.66 3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class) 5.48 ( %) 4) Party making disclosure FURSA ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES LLC 5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management organisation FURSA MASTER GLOBAL EVENT DRIVEN FUND FURSA MASTER EUROPEAN EVENT DRIVEN FUND LXYOR / FURSA EUROPEAN EVENT DRIVEN FUND 6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2) (a) (i) offeror or associate of offeror (Note 3) YES (ii) offeree or associate of offeree YES/NO Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (f) page 3/4) If category (f), explain (b) Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES/NO Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above N/A (Also print name of signatory) PATRICK SULLIVAN Telephone and extension number 0207 663 3565 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange