18 Sep 2007

Announcement from Bank of Ireland

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 pleased to announce that the High Court of Justice has approved the application for the transfer of the business of Bristol & West plc to the United Kingdom branch of the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, pursuant to a banking business transfer 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 announcement will be made by Bank of Ireland once the Scheme has taken effect.

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18 September 2007

Contacts:
John Clifford,
Group Secretary
Tel: 00 353 1 604 3400

Dan Loughrey
Head of Group Corporate Communications
Tel: 00 353 1 604 3833