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Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)29 April 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Bank of Ireland 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Bank of Ireland Asset Management Ltd 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As 2 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of New York Custodial Nominees - 45,775 unitsCitibank Nominees Ltd - 699,381 unitsMellon Nominees Ltd - 276,197 unitsNortrust Nominees Ltd - 2,543,573 unitsBank of Ireland Nominees Ltd - 57,020,164 units 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Stock 10. Date of transaction See section 14, "Any additional information" 11. Date company informed 29 April 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 60,585,090 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.3% 14. Any additional information Held, as registered owner only, on behalf of a range of clients each of whom isthe beneficial owner of a portion of the holding.NOTE: This information was requested by Bank of Ireland as part of the annualpreparation of its 2005 Report & Accounts. We are required to advise the StockExchange on receipt of such updated information. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Peter NugentTel: 00 353 1 6043402 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Peter Nugent Date of notification 29 April 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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