Holding(s) in Company

FBD Holdings PLC
13 August 2007



Standard Form TR-1

Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC(i)


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
   voting rights are attached (ii):

   FBD HOLDINGS PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

   (X) In compliance with Regulation 79(7) 
   ( ) an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
   ( ) an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
       the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
       attached
   ( ) an event changing the breakdown of voting rights


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation(iii):

   FARMER BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 
   reached (v):

6. Date on which issuer notified;

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8. Notified details:


A) Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    the Triggering          transaction
(if possible transaction
using the
ISIN CODE)

             Number of Number of     Number    Number of        % of voting
             Shares    Voting rights of        voting           rights  
                                     shares    rights
                                     Direct    Direct Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                             
ORDINARY
IE0003290289                         8,531,948 8,531,948        24.97%

SUBTOTAL A                           8,531,948 8,531,948        24.97%
(based on      
aggregate
voting
rights)


B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of      Expiration  Exercise/       Number of voting rights    % of voting
financial    Date(1)     Conversion      that may be acquired if    rights
instrument               Period/ Date(1) the instrument is          
                                         exercised/converted


                         SUBTOTAL B (in
                         relation to all 
                         expiration
                         dates)



Total (A+B)              number of voting rights            % of voting rights

                         8,531,948                          24.97%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable(vi):


10. In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold
(number) voting rights as of (date).


11. Additional information:

Done at Dublin on 13 August 2007.




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