Holding in Company

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 11,988,423

Mellon Nominees 1,554,125

Nortrust Nominees 254,539

BNY Custodial Nominees Ltd 121,707

5. 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

23rd JULY 2008

12. Total holding following this notification

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.91%

14. Any additional information

BIAM Ltd Holding 13,918,794

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 23rd July 2008