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:

17 July 2008

Date of Dealing:

16 July 2008

Dealing in:

IAWS plc

(1) Class of Securities: 

Ordinary Shares

(2)

Amount Bought

Amount Sold

Price Per Unit (Euro)

1

604 

14.600

2

10,000 

14.700

3

8,013 

14.750

4

535 

14.760

5

1,409 

14.800

6

19,952 

14.850

7

27,000 

14.860

8

5,052 

14.700

9

1,361 

14.722

10

9,653 

14.750

11

1,003 

14.760

12

1,243 

14.762

13

773 

14.765

14

1,821 

14.767

15

1,409 

14.800

16

80 

14.840

17

1,860 

14.844

18

293 

14.849

19

10,500 

14.850

20

276 

14.857

21

27,000 

14.860

22

199 

14.890

23

1,151 

14.892

24

2,002 

14.902

25

502 

15.031

26

535 

14.760

27

3,000 

14.76213

28

64,780 

14.850

(3)

Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled  2,818,878 (2.22%)

(4)

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

(5)

(a) Name of purchaser/vendor:  - Goodbody Stockbrokers Deals No. 1 to 25 above

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

- Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited Deals No. 26 to 28 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