Resolutions Passed at EGC

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland

Resolutions Passed at the Extraordinary General Court

All of the resolutions proposed at the Extraordinary General Court of the Bank held on 12 January 2010 were duly passed.

The Results of the voting on each resolution are as follows:

Resolution 1
To authorise Bank of Ireland to apply to become a participating institution in NAMA

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES WITHHELD	VOTES TOTAL
1	341,826,290	99.87	458,296	0.13	11,284,774	353,569,360

Resolution 2
To amend Bye-laws to permit approval of certain matters by ordinary resolution

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES WITHHELD	VOTES TOTAL
2	352,002,875	99.73	949,413	0.27	597,949	353,550,237

Resolution 3
To amend the Bye-laws to provide for the calling of an EGM for ordinary resolutions on 14 days notice

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES WITHHELD	VOTES TOTAL
3	344,572,507	97.62	8,407,925	2.38	562,976	353,543,408

Resolution 4
To authorise the calling of such an EGM on 14 days notice

RESOLUTION	VOTES FOR	%	VOTES AGAINST	%	VOTES WITHHELD	VOTES TOTAL
4	344,586,203	97.62	8,406,369	2.38	552,639	353,545,211

The full text of each resolution was set out in the Governor's Letter to holders of Ordinary Stock and Notice of the Extraordinary General Court which was posted to stockholders on 18 December 2009.

Copies of these resolutions have been forwarded to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority at the following locations, where they can be obtained:

The Irish Stock Exchange, 28 Anglesea Street, Dublin 2
Document Viewing Facility, The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS

12 January 2010

For further Information contact:
Helen Nolan, Group Secretary
Tel: + 353 1 6043400