Purchase of Own Shares

FBD Holdings PLC
21 June 2007

FBD HOLDINGS PLC

21 June 2007





FBD Holdings plc Announces Share Buyback

FBD HOLDINGS PLC ('FBD' or the 'Company') announces that on 20 June 2007 the
Company has purchased 128,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.60 each (hereinafter 'shares
') in the market at a price of €33.00 per share.  The shares purchased are to be
held as treasury shares.



Issued Share Capital Update

Following the above purchase FBD now holds 477,807 shares in treasury and has
34,983,399 shares in issue, excluding the treasury shares.



Confirmation of number of voting rights

The total number of shares in issue which are both admitted to trading on the
Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange and carry voting rights is
34,983,399.  This number may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest, or a change to their interest, in FBD Holdings plc.



Section 209 (3) of the Companies Act, 1990 effectively suspends any voting
rights attaching to the 477,807 treasury shares for so long as they are held in
treasury.



For reference:



FBD Holdings plc

Philip Fitzsimons, Chief Executive

Andrew Langford, Finance Director



FBD House, Bluebell, Dublin 12

Telephone [phone]





This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
                            the Irish Stock Exchange






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