Aib Group Regulatory News (AIBG)

AIB Group plc - ?1.0 billion Share Buyback Programme

AIB Group plc ("AIB" or the "Company") announces the commencement of a share buyback programme whereby it will repurchase ordinary shares of AIB (the "Shares") for up to a maximum aggregate amount of ?1.0 billion.

The share buyback programme will consist of an on-market buyback of Shares (the "Share Buyback Programme") and will commence today, 4 March 2026, and may continue until 31 December 2026 subject to market conditions, the ongoing capital requirements of the business and termination provisions customary for arrangements of this nature. All Shares repurchased under the Share Buyback Programme will be cancelled.

AIB has entered into non-discretionary agreements with Goodbody Stockbrokers UC, acting as agent, and Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc, acting as riskless principal, to conduct the Share Buyback Programme and to repurchase Shares on AIB's behalf and to make trading decisions under the Share Buyback Programme independently of AIB in accordance with certain pre-set parameters. These Shares will be repurchased on Euronext Dublin.

The Share Buyback Programme will be conducted initially in accordance with the Company's on-market buyback authority as approved by shareholders at the Company's AGM on 1 May 2025, and the continuation of the share buyback programme will be contingent on the approval of AIB shareholders of renewed repurchase authority at the Company's 2026 AGM. The Share Buyback Programme will be conducted in accordance with the parameters prescribed by the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014/EU, the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (also as in force in the United Kingdom ("UK"), from time to time, including, where relevant, pursuant to the UK's Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) as well as the applicable laws and regulations of Euronext Dublin. The maximum number of Shares that could be repurchased under the Share Buyback Programme is 232,843,857. The purpose of the Share Buyback Programme is to reduce the share capital of AIB.

The Share Buyback Programme may be supplemented by the purchase of ordinary shares by way of block trades in accordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase shares. The maximum consideration payable by the Company under the Share Buyback Programme will be reduced by the corresponding amount of capital returned through block trades.

Details of any Shares repurchased will be notified to a Regulatory Information Service by the Company following any repurchase.

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