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:

23 June 2008

Date of Dealing:

20 June 2008

Dealing in:

IAWS plc

(1) Class of Securities: 

Ordinary Shares

(2)

Amount Bought

Amount Sold

Price Per Unit (Euro)

1

5,000 

14.550

2

240 

14.590

3

35,500 

14.600

4

217 

14.610

5

350 

14.650

6

71,543 

14.677

7

10,727 

14.700

8

1,741 

14.720

9

46,543 

14.723

10

1,175 

14.787

11

3,185 

14.790

12

2,593 

14.800

13

600 

14.825

14

208 

14.840

15

1,071 

14.850

16

2,750 

14.950

17

1,000 

14.962

18

684 

14.980

19

1,400 

14.990

20

400 

15.000

21

400 

15.040

22

5,000 

14.550

23

3,000 

14.585

24

5,035 

14.586

25

400 

14.590

26

15,927 

14.600

27

1,132 

14.608

28

1,000 

14.609

29

1,000 

14.620

30

12,723 

14.650

31

1,000 

14.665

32

324 

14.667

33

4,081 

14.670

34

72,854 

14.680

35

417 

14.690

36

37,000 

14.700

37

1,741 

14.720

38

1,870 

14.725

39

4,000 

14.728

40

1,712 

14.734

41

4,343 

14.740

42

108,688 

14.750

43

10,961 

14.774

44

3,578 

14.775

45

7,000 

14.780

46

4,231 

14.790

47

6,716 

14.800

48

684 

14.810

49

1,094 

14.834

50

1,316 

14.840

51

4,916 

14.850

52

1,000 

14.858

53

554 

14.883

54

11,572 

14.900

55

1,956 

14.904

56

400 

14.910

57

1,000 

14.911

58

3,756 

14.950

59

1,046 

14.997

60

2,101 

15.000

61

600 

14.825

(3)

Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled  3,311,251  (2.61%)

(4)

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

(5)

(a) Name of purchaser/vendor:  - Goodbody Stockbrokers Deals No. 1 to 60 above

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

- Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited Deal No 61 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