1.         Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached 

            Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings plc.

2.         Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[x]     an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ]      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

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Allianz Global Investors Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH, 

Mainzer Landstraβe 11 - 13, 60329 Frankfurt/M., Germany

 

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Allianz Global Investors Kapitalanlagegesellschaft mbH is a German investment management company and the holdings subject to this notification are held in funds launched by it or in other funds/portfolios managed by it granting the right to execute the voting rights.

 

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

            Date of transaction - 25.01.2010

            Date of settlement - 28.01.2010

 

6.         Date on which issuer notified;

Notification was sent to the issuer at the same date as this filing was sent to Financial Regulator

 

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached

            Crossing of 3%

 

 

8.         Notified details:

 

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
IE00B59NXW72	7,647,463	8,241,480	7,870,446	7,870,446	594,017	2.84%	0.21%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	7,647,463	8,241,480	7,870,446	8,464,463		3.05%

 

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion  Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

 

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	8,464,463	3.05%

 

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

 

10.       In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]. N/A

 

11.       Additional information:

 

Allianz Global Investors Kapitalanalgegesellschaft mbH (AllianzGI) is an investment company within the meaning of Sec. 6 of the German Investment Act ("Investmentgesetz" / "InvG"). AllianzGI KAG establishes, administrates and manages mutual funds open to the public as well as Special Funds ("Spezial-Investmentvermögen") limited to institutional investors within the meaning of Sec. 2 para. 3 InvG.

 

Direct shareholdings reported above originate from holdings in public funds as well as Special Funds managed by AllianzGI. Indirect holdings of voting rights indicated above result from management services by AllianzGI executed for funds established by foreign investment companies on the basis of investment management agreements providing for the execution of voting rights by AllianzGI.

 

Details of the situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares held in public funds (direct): 4,566,029

Number of Shares held in Special Funds (direct): 3,081,434

Number of Voting Rights

(via investment management agreements (indirect)): 594,017

 

Details of the situation after the triggering transaction:

            Number of Shares held in public funds (direct): 4,789,012

            Number of Shares held in Special Funds (direct): 3,081,434

            Number of Voting Rights

            (via investment management agreements (indirect)): 594,017

 

 

Done at: Frankfurt am Main, Germany on February 8^th 2010