Rule8.1/8.3 Irish Continental

13 Apr 2007 10:45

Goodbody Stockbrokers13 April 2007 FORM 8.1/8.3 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which will publicise) andthe Panel. Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure: 13 April 2007 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: 12 April, 2007 Dealing in IRISH CONTINENTAL GROUP PLC (1) Class of Securities (e.g. ordinary shares) (2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit 340,000 - €20.70 (3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class) 340,000 1.44% (4) Party making disclosure Goodbody Stockbrokers (5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management Organisation Buchanan Holdings Limited (6) Reason for disclosure (a) (I) offeror or associate of offeror N/A NO (II) offeree or associate of offeree N/A NO Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (l) page 3/4) / If category (l) 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 Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above Guy Henderson (Also print name of signatory) GUY HENDERSON Telephone and extension number (01) 641 9218 This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of the Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange