Block listing Interim Review

BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN


Date:   23 April 2009



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| 1. | Name of applicant:   Irish Continental Group plc             |
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| 2. | Name of scheme:  ICG Share Option Plan                       |
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| 3. | Period of return:                             From:       18 |
|    | October  2008          to:  17 April 2009                    |
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| 4. | Balance of unallotted securities under   | 817,500 ICG Units |
|    | scheme(s) from previous return:          |                   |
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| 5. | Plus: The amount by which the block      |                   |
|    | scheme(s) has been increased since the   | Nil               |
|    | date of the last return (if any increase |                   |
|    | has been applied for):                   |                   |
|----+------------------------------------------+-------------------|
| 6. | Less: Number of securities               | Nil               |
|    | issued/allotted under scheme(s) during   |                   |
|    | period:                                  |                   |
|----+------------------------------------------+-------------------|
| 7. | Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet  | 817,500 ICG Units |
|    | issued/allotted at end of period:        |                   |
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| Name of contact:             | Tom Corcoran   |
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| Telephone number of contact: | [phone] |
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