Rule 8.3- IAWS 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:

12 June 2008

Date of Dealing:

11 June 2008

Dealing in:

IAWS plc

(1) Class of Securities: 

Ordinary Shares

(2)

Amount Bought

Amount Sold

Price Per Unit (Euro)

1

840 

15.99

2

63,471 

16.00

3

2,257 

16.01

4

500 

15.10

5

500 

15.46

6

5,000 

15.60

7

11,868 

15.70

8

462 

15.72

9

23,625 

15.75

10

1,697 

15.75

11

2,915 

15.78

12

400 

15.78

13

7,228 

15.79

14

1,000 

15.79

15

49,237 

15.80

16

1,000 

15.80

17

10,000 

15.85

18

9,500 

15.90

19

183 

15.91

20

21,713 

15.95

21

12,400 

15.96

22

400 

15.97

23

10,000 

15.98

24

1,551 

15.99

25

2,022 

16.00

26

175 

16.00

27

2,522 

16.01

28

400 

16.04

29

17,279 

16.05

30

38,000 

15.75

31

6,310 

15.79

32

69,900 

15.80

33

10,000 

15.85

34

3,000 

15.90

35

589 

15.98

36

16,000 

15.98

37

74,000 

16.00

38

15,000 

16.05

39

22,906 

15.95

40

56 

15.95

41

840 

15.99

42

1,500 

16.00

(3)

Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled  3,356,772 (2.64%)

(4)

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

(5)

(a) Name of purchaser/vendor:  - Goodbody Stockbrokers Deals No. 1 to 40 above

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

- Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited Deals No. 41 - 42 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