Rule 8.3- (Irish Continental)

1 Jun 2007 13:12

Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd01 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: 30 May 2007 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT 1997, (TAKEOVER) RULES, 2001 Date of Dealing: 18 May 2007 and 28 May 2007 Dealing in IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP (1) Ordinary Shares (2) 18 May 2007 Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit •4573 20.53075 250000* 20.9685 28 May 2007Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit •250000* 20.53075 (3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentageof class) on 28 May 2007: 826,889 shares (3.5411%) (4) Party making disclosure: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limitedand Credit Suisse International. *Positions are held as a hedge to CFDs entered into with client and are notproprietary 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