Holding(s) in Company

Notification of Major Interests in Shares Pursuant to the obligation placed on us by LR6.6.7 of the Listing Rules, we advise that on 8 May 2006, the Company received notification that Allied Irish Banks plc and its subsidiaries has a notifiable interest in 1,994,882 ICG Units, representing 8.5% of the Company's issued share capital, excluding treasury shares. The breakdown of registered holders has been notified as follows: +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | Registered Holder | No. of shares Held | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Bank of New York Nominees Limited | 44,703 | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184062 | 181,049 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184219 | 6,700 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184224 | 25,430 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184235 | 22,244 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184316 | 19,466 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184321 | 174,064 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184344 | 12,134 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184346 | 6,691 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184347 | 1,416 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184615 | 14,833 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184620 | 4,871 | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Nortust Nominees Limited | 94,652 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | SG Hambros | 1,250 | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Alibank Nominees Limited A/C T04715 | 3,600 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Alibank Nominees Limited A/C T04716 | 3,300 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Ltd | 1,200,191 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Skerries Nominees Limited | 178,378 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Tom Corcoran Company Secretary 9 June 2006 ---END OF MESSAGE---
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