Holding(s) in Company

Notification of Major Interests in Shares Pursuant to the obligation placed on us by LR6.6.7 of the Listing Rules, we advise that on 23 October 2006, the Company received notification that Allied Irish Banks plc and its subsidiaries has a notifiable interest in 2,104,534 ICG Units, representing 8.9% of the Company's issued share capital, excluding treasury shares. The breakdown of registered holders has been notified as follows: +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | Registered Holder | No. of shares Held | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Bank of New York Nominees Limited | 49,703 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184062 | 173,549 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184219 | 6,700 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184224 | 23,082 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184235 | 24,935 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184316 | 19,466 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184321 | 157,089 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184344 | 12,134 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184346 | 6,691 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184347 | 1,416 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184615 | 13,876 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184620 | 4,781 | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Nortust Nominees Limited | 94,652 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Alibank Nominees Limited A/C T04715 | 3,600 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Alibank Nominees Limited A/C T04716 | 3,300 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Ltd | 1,450,571 | | | | |----------------------------------------------+--------------------| | Skerries Nominees Limited | 58,989 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Tom Corcoran Company Secretary 23 October 2006 ---END OF MESSAGE---
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