Rule 8.3- IAWS GROUP PLC

    RNS Number : 7974Z
  Standard Life Investments
  24 July 2008
   

                                        FORM 8.1/8.3
                                            
                                            
    IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
                                            
    Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which will publicize) and
    the Panel. Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.
                                            
                                Date of Disclosure:   24/07/08
                                            
                                            
    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007
                                            
    Date of Dealing: 23/07/08                             
                                            
    Dealing in   IAWS GROUP PLC
                                
                                        
    (1)    Class of Securities (e.g. ordinary shares)    ORD EUR 0.30                                
                                            
                                            
    (2)    Amount bought            Amount sold        Price per unit                
            12,216                                                    EUR 15.55    
                                                    
    (3)    Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class)               5,409,642.00 SHARES (4.25%)        
               
                                        
    (4)    Party making disclosure - Standard Life Investments                            
                                            
    (5)    EITHER     (a)    Name of purchaser/vendor     - Standard Life Investments        
    OR         (b)     If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
                Organisation
                                
    (6)    Reason for disclosure                                                    
         (b)    Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of     relevant securities dealt in)   
                                         
       
    Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above 

    David McLaren        
    (Also print name of signatory)                         
                                            
    Telephone and extension number: 0044 131 550 6207            

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