18th Sep 2007 16:46
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)18 September 2007 Bank of Ireland Group Further to the announcements on 19 February 2007, 6 June 2007 and 14 June 2007,the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland ("Bank of Ireland") is pleasedto announce that the High Court of Justice has approved the application for thetransfer of the business of Bristol & West plc to the United Kingdom branch ofthe Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, pursuant to a banking businesstransfer scheme under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000("Scheme"). The Scheme is expected to take effect on 1 October 2007. A further announcementwill be made by Bank of Ireland once the Scheme has taken effect. Ends 18 September 2007 Contacts: John Clifford, Group Secretary 00 353 1 604 3400Dan Loughrey, Head of Group Corporate Communications 00 353 1 604 3833 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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