Holding in Company

AVS NO

1.

Name of company

McInerney Holdings plc

2.

Name of shareholder having a major interest

Bank of Ireland Asset Management

3.

Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

4.

Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd 10,646,700

Mellon Nominees Ltd 1,043,028

Nortrust Nominees Ltd 254,539

BNY Custodial Nominees Ltd 121,707

Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

6.

Percentage of issued class

7.

Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

8.

Percentage of issued class

9.

Class of security

Ordinary

10.

Date of transaction

11.

Date company informed

 18th August 2008

12.

Total holding following this notification

13.

Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

5.99%

14.

Any additional information

BIAM Ltd Holding 12,065,974

15.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Siobhan Molloy

00 353 1 6760168

16.

Name and signature of authorised company official 

responsible for making this notification

Mark Shakespeare

Date of notification