Iona Tech. PLC (IRS) - Holding in Company

RNS Number:5548S
Iona Technologies PLC (IRS)
17 April 2008

notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing IONA TECHNOLOGIES PLC
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): Exemption Trading Book DTR 5.1.3 (4) x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Goldman, Sachs & Co

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 14 APRIL 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 APRIL 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the Triggering
transaction
if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights ix % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting shares
CODE Rights
viii Direct Direct x Indirect xi Direct Indirect

US46206P1093 4,966,079 13.60% 5,259,855 14.40%
(4,966,079 (5,259,855
ADRs) ADRs)

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument xiii Period/ Date xiv that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
5,259,855 14.40%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable xv:
The interest in 5,259,855 shares arose from an interest held by Goldman, Sachs & Co., a wholly-owned direct subsidiary
of GS Inc, acting as custodian for its customers of 5,259,855 American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"). These ADRs are,
or will be, held at the Depositary Trust Company of New York ("DTC").

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: General email contact:

shareholderdisclosures@gs.com
14. Contact name: Sean Rogers / Alan Cox
15. Contact telephone number: 0207-552-9205 / 0207-774 -8774

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange.

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