Rule 9.6.4

FBD Holdings PLC
07 June 2007



FBD Holdings plc



RULE 9.6.4 ANNOUNCEMENT



FBD Holdings plc announces that on 5 June 2007 4,000 shares were transferred out
of the Company's holding of treasury shares to an employee pursuant to the
exercise of a share option under the FBD Holdings plc Executive Share Option
Scheme.



The shares were transferred at a price of €3.00 per share.



Consequent to the transfer, FBD Holdings plc now has a total of 35,111,399
shares in issue excluding treasury shares and 349,807 shares held in treasury.












This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of



                            The Irish Stock Exchange











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