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:

01 July 2008

Date of Dealing:

30 June 2008

Dealing in:

IAWS plc

(1) Class of Securities: 

Ordinary Shares

(2)

Amount Bought

Amount Sold

Price Per Unit (Euro)

1

650 

15.260

2

2,260 

15.300

3

7,596 

15.400

4

8,451 

15.450

5

446 

15.452

6

107 

15.470

7

308 

15.490

8

452 

15.498

9

23,692 

15.500

10

592 

15.503

11

1,500 

15.520

12

399 

15.530

13

1,360 

15.550

14

7,500 

15.600

15

1,900 

15.650

16

2,000 

15.660

17

12,485 

15.690

18

9,054 

15.700

19

1,000 

15.703

20

2,580 

15.750

21

2,000 

15.822

22

2,500 

15.850

23

345 

15.852

24

18,437 

15.900

25

400 

15.990

26

2,150 

16.000

27

7,000 

15.490

28

10,000 

15.515

29

4,000 

15.545

30

6,000 

15.665

31

46,500 

15.680

32

5,000 

15.690

33

1,614 

15.730

34

15,237 

15.900

35

1,000 

15.910

36

5,000 

16.000

37

1,500 

15.520

38

1,000 

15.550

39

2,000 

15.660

40

2,000 

15.822

(3)

Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled  2,954,622 (2.33%)

(4)

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

(5)

(a) Name of purchaser/vendor:  - Goodbody Stockbrokers Deals No. 1 to 36 above

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

- Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited Deals No. 37 to 40 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