Purchase of Own Shares

FBD Holdings PLC
25 June 2007



FBD Holdings plc Announces Share Buyback

FBD HOLDINGS PLC ('FBD' or the 'Company') announces that the Company has today
purchased 250,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.60 each (hereinafter 'shares') in the
market at a price of €32.00 per share. The shares purchased are to be held as
treasury shares.

Issued Share Capital Update

Following the above purchase FBD now holds 727,807 shares in treasury and has
34,733,399 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
34,733,399. 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 727,807 treasury shares for so long as they are held in
treasury.


For reference:
FBD Holdings plc                             Telephone
Philip Fitzsimons, Chief Executive           [phone]
Andrew Langford, Finance Director







             FBD Holdings plc  FBD House Bluebell Dublin 12  Ireland
             Registered in Dublin, Ireland Registered Number  135882




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