FORM 8.3

IRISH T AKEOVER P ANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH T AKEOVER P ANEL ACT , 1997, T AKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEV ANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

1.       KEY INFORMA TION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)

F&C Asset Management plc


Company dealt in

IFG Group PLC


Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

€0.12 ordinary shares


Date of dealing

29th January 2014


2.         INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)



Long

Short



Number              (%)

Number              (%)


(1) Relevant securities

7,184,648 (6.89%)



(2) Derivatives (other than options)

-



(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

-



T otal

7,184,648 (6.89%)



(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company , other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:

Long

Short



Number              (%)

Number              (%)


(1) Relevant securities




(2) Derivatives (other than options)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell




T otal

-



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3.       DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)      Purchases and sales



Purchase/sale

Number of relevant securities

Price per unit (Note 5)



Purchase

112,582

EUR 1.78








(b)      Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)



Product name, e.g. CFD

Nature of transaction

(Note 6)

Number of relevant securities

(Note 7)

Price per unit

(Note 5)



-






(c)      Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i)       W riting, selling, purchasing or varying



Product name, e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

Exercise price

Type , e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)



-









(ii)      Exercising



Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)



-





(d)      Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)



Nature of transaction

(Note 8)

Details

Price per unit

(if applicable) (Note 5)



-





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4.       OTHER INFORMA TION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.



None



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                        NO



Date of disclosure

30th January 2014



Contact name

Vik Sharma



T elephone number

(44) 131 718 1094



If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

-



If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

-



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