Shareholdings as at 31st December 2007

Ownership of Ordinary Shares

Geographic location*		Number of shares held '000		% of total
Ireland		85,191		16
United Kingdom		89,516		16
United States		168,593		31
Europe/Other		122,014		22
Retail		81,893		15
		547,207		100

*This represents a best estimate of the number of shares controlled by fund managers resident in the geographic regions indicated. Private shareholders are classified as retail above.

Holdings		Number of shareholders		% of total		Number of shares held '000		% of total
1 - 1,000		18,091		60.93		6,703		1.23
1,001 - 10,000		9,925		33.42		29,267		5.35
10,001 - 100,000		1,330		4.48		35,544		6.50
100,001 - 1,000,000		276		0.93		85,928		15.70
Over 1,000,000		72		0.24		389,765		71.22
		29,694		100		547,207		100