Total Voting Rights

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland ("Bank of Ireland")

Total Voting Rights

15 March 2017_________________________________________________________

In conformity with Regulation 27 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, as amended, Bank of Ireland announces that, as at 15 March 2017, Bank of Ireland has in issue 32,363,275,073 units of Ordinary Stock, of nominal value of €0.05 each, with voting rights (the "Ordinary Stock"). Bank of Ireland holds 22,008,690 units of Ordinary Stock in treasury which do not carry voting rights.

The Ordinary Stock in issue figure of 32,363,275,073 should be used by stockholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, Bank of Ireland, under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, as amended, and the Transparency Rules of the Central Bank of Ireland.

Helen Nolan

Group Secretary

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