Rule 8.3- IAWS Group plc

FORM 8.1/8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

Lodge with the Stock Exchange (which may publicise) and with the Panel.

Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER

PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007

Date of Disclosure:

02 July 2008

Date of Dealing:

01 July 2008

Dealing in:

IAWS plc

(1) Class of Securities: 

Ordinary Shares

(2)

Amount Bought

Amount Sold

Price Per Unit (Euro)

1

500 

15.450

2

27,635 

15.500

3

500 

15.520

4

100 

15.550

5

12,896 

15.600

6

750 

15.610

7

11,125 

15.650

8

80,750 

15.750

9

1,214 

15.800

10

112 

15.807

11

3,000 

15.810

12

74 

15.840

13

4,096 

15.850

14

300 

15.852

15

3,000 

16.000

16

50,000 

15.500

17

400 

15.610

18

795 

15.660

19

1,119 

15.680

20

1,619 

15.690

21

1,520 

15.740

22

17,222 

15.745

23

53,483 

15.750

24

1,200 

15.760

25

10,112 

15.810

26

5,500 

15.850

27

400 

15.860

28

43 

15.950

29

500 

16.000

30

974 

16.006

31

1,837 

16.100

32

5,000 

15.504

33

500 

15.558

34

750 

15.610

35

7,500 

15.650

36

3,750 

15.850

37

800 

16.001

38

10,000 

15.758

(3)

Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled  2,925,650 (2.30%)

(4)

Party making disclosure: Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. and subsidiaries

(5)

(a) Name of purchaser/vendor:  - Goodbody Stockbrokers Deals No. 1 to 31 above

(b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of Fund Management Organisation:

- Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited Deals No. 32 to 38 above. 

(6)

Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

(a) (i) offeror or associate of offeror (Note 3) No

(ii) associate of offeree  No

Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (f) page 3/4): n/a

If category (f), explain:

(b) Rule 8.3 (ie. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) Yes