Treasury Stock

26 Mar 2008 17:22

Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co)26 March 2008 26 March 2008 BANK OF IRELAND STOCK ALTERNATIVE SCHEME; RE-ISSUE FROM TREASURY STOCK Bank of Ireland announces that it has re-issued from Treasury Stock 47,330 unitsof Ordinary Stock of nominal value of €0.64 each (Ordinary Stock) at €8.264 eachto satisfy the requirements of those who have elected to exercise options underthe Executive Stock Option Scheme. Following the re-issue, Bank of Ireland holds 26,171,502 units of Ordinary Stockas Treasury Stock. The number of units of Ordinary Stock is now 1,000,042,593excluding Treasury Stock. The number of units of euro Preference Stock in issue is 3,026,598 and thenumber of units of Sterling Preference Stock in issue is 1,876,090. /ends Enquiries:- John Clifford, Group Secretary's Office+353 1 6043400 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange