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:

09 July 2008

Date of Dealing:

08 July 2008

Dealing in:

IAWS plc

(1) Class of Securities: 

Ordinary Shares

(2)

Amount Bought

Amount Sold

Price Per Unit (Euro)

1

5,561

15.200

2

0

15.250

3

2,332

15.283

4

26,392

15.300

5

0

15.360

6

405

15.390

7

102,085

15.400

8

500

15.450

9

179

15.500

10

13

15.550

11

1,100

15.600

12

4,558

15.750

13

192

15.751

14

134

15.760

15

2,000

15.790

16

100,000

15.800

17

1,112

15.820

18

100

15.860

19

1,000

15.869

20

773

15.870

21

1,313

15.890

22

13,612

15.900

23

400

15.950

24

5,000

15.200

25

35,000

15.300

26

738

15.350

27

743

15.390

28

95,047

15.400

29

584

15.424

30

179

15.500

31

100,000 

15.800

32

29,075 

15.900

33

5,000

16.000

34

3,000

15.750

35

2,000

15.790

36

400

15.950

(3)

Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled  2,897,086 (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 33 above

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

- Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited Deals No. 34 - 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