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:

18 July 2008

Date of Dealing:

17 July 2008

Dealing in:

IAWS plc

(1) Class of Securities: 

Ordinary Shares

(2)

Amount Bought

Amount Sold

Price Per Unit (Euro)

1

90 

14.650

2

6,511 

14.750

3

69,215 

14.800

4

26 

14.850

5

498 

14.852

6

1,245 

14.890

7

30,202 

14.900

8

292 

14.990

9

800 

15.150

10

2,086 

15.270

11

3,600 

14.750

12

6,000 

14.785

13

65,485 

14.800

14

17,000 

14.905

15

8,000 

14.950

16

153 

15.100

17

400 

15.150

18

207 

15.230

19

4,950 

15.250

20

800 

15.257

21

200 

15.259

22

630 

15.261

23

2,106 

15.270

24

3,362 

15.322

25

286 

14.762

26

445 

14.993

27

95,089 

14.800

28

2,930 

14.850

29

21,970 

14.900

30

10,500 

14.905

(3)

Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled  2,675,260 (2.10%)

(4)

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

(5)

(a) Name of purchaser/vendor:  - Goodbody Stockbrokers Deals No. 1 to 24 above

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

- Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited Deals No. 25 to 30 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