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:

07 July 2008

Date of Dealing:

04 July 2008

Dealing in:

IAWS plc

(1) Class of Securities: 

Ordinary Shares

(2)

Amount Bought

Amount Sold

Price Per Unit (Euro)

1

640 

15.390

2

6,234 

15.400

3

5,000 

15.410

4

451 

15.412

5

1,000 

15.420

6

35,600 

15.426

7

36,124 

15.429

8

3,772 

15.440

9

15,000 

15.450

10

389 

15.452

11

636 

15.460

12

3,140 

15.480

13

14,785 

15.600

14

654 

15.640

15

5,000 

15.700

16

1,874 

15.740

17

5,400 

15.410

18

515 

15.420

19

35,600 

15.426

20

2,607 

15.430

21

4,120 

15.440

22

18,921 

15.450

23

400 

15.460

24

2,300 

15.480

25

250 

15.490

26

426 

15.530

27

10,000 

15.600

28

776 

15.610

29

5,790 

15.640

30

7,870 

15.650

31

40,000 

15.700

32

509 

15.750

33

2,020 

15.402

34

1,000 

15.420

35

2,740 

15.480

36

1,850 

15.600

(3)

Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled  2,901,316 (2.28%)

(4)

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

(5)

(a) Name of purchaser/vendor:  - Goodbody Stockbrokers Deals No. 1 to 32 above

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

- Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited Deals No. 33 to 36 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