Holding in Company Form TR1

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

FBD Holdings plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

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

27 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 March 2009

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

3%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

IE0003290289

1,019,847

Nil

1,019,847

Nil

3.07%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,019,847

3.07%

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

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co.: 1,019,847 (3.07%). Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are as follows:

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 1,019,847 (3.07%)