Result of AGM

      1 May 2008   Results of Annual General Meeting   At the Annual General Meeting of Irish Continental Group plc held today, Thursday 1st May 2008, resolutions 1 to 3 proposed under Ordinary Business were duly passed by shareholders. The proxy votes held by the Board are set out below: +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   |          VOTES               | VOTES | | | FOR | AGAINST | |--------------------------+------------------------------+---------| | Resolution 1: |   |   | | To receive and consider | 6,327,888 | 163 | | the financial statements | | | | and reports | | | |--------------------------+------------------------------+---------| | Resolution 2(a): |   |   | | Re-appointment of John | 5,602,815 | 726,678 | | B. McGuckian | | | |--------------------------+------------------------------+---------| | Resolution 2 (b): |   |   | | Re-appointment of | 6,328,658 | 5,305 | | Gearoid O'Dea | | | |--------------------------+------------------------------+---------| | Resolution 3: |   |   | | Remuneration of auditors | 6,332,138 | 1,100 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+                    Resolutions 4 to 7 were subject to a poll, the result of which is set out below: +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |   |    VOTES   | VOTES AGAINST | | |     FOR | | |--------------------------------------+------------+---------------| | Resolution 4: |   |   | | General authority to allot shares | 6,974,252 | 13,434,204 | |--------------------------------------+------------+---------------| | Resolution 5: |   |   | | Disapplication of statutory | 6,977,655 | 13,430,601 | | pre-emption provisions | | | |--------------------------------------+------------+---------------| | Resolution 6: |   |   | | Authorisation of market purchases of | 6,978,868 | 13,430,588 | | the Company's shares and reissue of | | | | treasury shares | | | |--------------------------------------+------------+---------------| | Resolution 7: |   |   | | Approval of the Irish Continental | 6,974,907 | 13,340,588 | | Group plc 2008 Share Option Plan | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+   The full text of each resolution was included in the notice of the Annual General Meeting circulated to shareholders on 31st  March 2008.   Tom Corcoran Company Secretary   ---END OF MESSAGE---
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