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RNS Number : 7259A

Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)

24 December 2014

Standard Form TR-1

Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC

Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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

   2.             Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
   [x]         an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

   [ ]         an event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
   3.             Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission (the "NPRFC")

Minister for Finance of Ireland (the "Minister")

   4.             Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission

   5.             Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

22 December 2014

   6.             Date on which issuer notified;

24 December 2014

   7.             Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

The NPRFC's percentage of voting rights has decreased from 13.95% to 0%. Each 1% percentage threshold from 13.95% down to 0% has been crossed.

   8.             Notified details: 
 
 A) Voting rights attached to shares 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 Class/type of shares         Situation previous              Resulting situation after the triggering 
   (if possible using          to the Triggering                             transaction 
     the ISIN CODE)               transaction 
----------------------  ------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------- 
                         Number             Number         Number      Number of voting       % of voting 
                          of Shares        of Voting      of shares         rights               rights 
                                             rights 
----------------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -------------------  ------------------ 
                                                         Direct       Direct    Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
----------------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  --------  ---------  -------  --------- 
    Ordinary stock 
    of EUR0.05 each 
  (ISIN: IE0030606259    4,516,000,413   4,516,000,413         NIL       NIL       NIL       NIL       NIL 
----------------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  --------  ---------  -------  --------- 
   SUBTOTAL A (based 
  on aggregate voting 
        rights)          4,516,000,413   4,516,000,413         NIL                NIL                 NIL 
----------------------  --------------  --------------  -----------  -------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 B) Financial Instruments 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/Conversion      Number of voting       % of voting 
     instrument         Date          Period/ Date            rights that            rights 
                                                            may be acquired 
                                                           if the instrument 
                                                         is exercised/converted 
------------------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
        N/A             N/A               N/A                     NIL                 NIL 
------------------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
                                      SUBTOTAL B                  NIL                 NIL 
                                      (in relation 
                                   to all expiration 
                                         dates) 
                                 --------------------  ------------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Total (A+B)   number of voting   % of voting rights 
                    rights 
------------  -----------------  ------------------- 
                     NIL                 NIL 
------------  -----------------  -------------------

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A

10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

N/A

   11.           Additional information:

The National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (the "NTMA Act 2014") was enacted into Irish law on 26 July 2014. On 22 December 2014, a new fund known as the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (the "ISIF") was established pursuant to the NTMA Act 2014. On 22 December 2014, the assets and liabilities of the NPRF governed by Irish law (including the ordinary stock held in the Bank) became assets and liabilities of the ISIF by operation of law under the NTMA Act 2014.

Done at Dublin on 24 December 2014

Contact: Helen Nolan, Group Secretary

Telephone: +353 (0) 76 623 4710

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