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RNS Number : 3334Z
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)
18 September 2009
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| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Bank of Ireland |
| issuer of existing shares to which voting | |
| rights are attached: | |
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| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may | |
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | |
| voting rights are attached | |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
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| Other (please specify):______________ | |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to | Harris Associates L.P. |
| notification obligation: | |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if | Same as 3 |
| different from 3): | |
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| 5. Date of transaction (and date on | 16 September 2009 |
| which the threshold is crossed or | |
| reached if different): | |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 17 September 2009 |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | 6% |
| reached: | |
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| 8: Notified Details |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type | Situation previous | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
| of shares | to the triggering | |
| If | transaction | |
| possible | | |
| use ISIN | | |
| code | | |
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| | Number | Number | Number | Number of voting | Percentage of |
| | of | of | of | rights | voting rights |
| | shares | voting | shares | | |
| | | rights | | | |
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| | | | | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
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| IE0030606259 | 61,321,078 | 61,321,078 | 60,113,316 | 60,113,316 | | 5.99% | |
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| B: Financial Instruments |
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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| Type of | Expiration | Exercise/ | No. of voting | Percentage of |
| financial | date | conversion | rights that | voting rights |
| instrument | | period/date | may be | |
| | | | acquired (if | |
| | | | the | |
| | | | instrument | |
| | | | exercised/converted) | |
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| Total (A+B) |
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| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
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| 60,113,316 | 5.99% |
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or |
| the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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| Proxy Voting: |
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| 10. Name of proxy holder: | N/A |
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy | N/A |
| holder will cease to hold: | |
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will | N/A |
| cease to hold voting rights: | |
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| 13. Additional information: | Bank of Ireland is making this |
| | notification on receipt of a |
| | notification from Harris Associates |
| | L.P. under the Transparency |
| | (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations |
| | 2007. |
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| 14 Contact name: | Helen Nolan - Group Secretary |
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| 15. Contact telephone name: | +353 1 6043400 |
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