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

Coolabi Plc 

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): 

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

Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustees of the BlackRock Growth and Recovery Fund

(Formerly disclosed as Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustees of the 33 King William Street Growth and Recovery Fund)

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

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

21st November 2008 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21st November 2008

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

Holding has gone above 7%

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

GB0006877822

33,333,334* (based on ISC 490,520,871 - April 07)

33,333,334*

2,416,666  (based on ISC 33,901,043 following placing)

2,416,666

N/A

7.13%

N/A

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

2,416,666

7.13%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustees of the BlackRock Growth and Recovery Fund

(Formerly disclosed as Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustees of the 33 King William Street Growth and Recovery Fund)

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS

Phone number 

0131 472 7472

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

Louise Lyle

B:     Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name 

BlackRock, Inc

Contact address 

33 King William Street, 

London, EC4R 9AS

Phone number 

0131 472 7472

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Louise Lyle

C:    Additional information