Total Voting Rights

FBD Holdings PLC
31 March 2008




                            Voting Rights and Capital

In accordance with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) 
Regulations 2007, FBD Holdings plc ('FBD') announces that:

As of 31 March 2008, FBD has 33,229,476 Ordinary Shares of €0.60 each ('Shares')
in issue, excluding treasury shares, and holds 2,231,730 Shares in treasury.

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
33,229,476. 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 2,231,730 treasury shares for so long as they are held
in treasury.


For reference:

FBD Holdings plc                              Telephone
Conor Gouldson, Group Secretary               [phone]

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




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