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6 July 2017
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
Offer of 780,384,606 Ordinary Shares of EUR 0.625 par value (the "Offering")
End of Stabilisation Period Announcement
Pursuant to Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 supplementing Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse (the "EU Market Abuse Regulation"), Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, hereby gives notice that no stabilisation (within the meaning of the EU Market Abuse Regulation) was undertaken by the Stabilising Manager named below in relation to the offer of the following securities and that the stabilisation period ended on 5 July, 2017:
Issuer: Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
Securities: Ordinary Shares of EUR 0.625 par value (both Temporary and Permanent lines)
Description of offer: Initial Public Offering
Security Identifiers: ISIN Codes IE00BZ0YPY56 (Temporary shares) and IE00BYSZ9G33 (Permanent shares)
Offer price: EUR 4.40 per Ordinary Share
Market: London Stock Exchange, Irish Stock Exchange
Stabilising Manager: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (a member firm)
Stabilisation Period: From 23 June 2017 to 5 July 2017
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to underwrite, subscribe for or otherwise acquire or dispose of any securities of the Issuer in any jurisdiction.
This announcement is not for publication or distribution, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Japan, The Republic of South Africa, Switzerland, the United States of America (including its territories and possessions, any State of the United States of America and the District of Columbia) (the "United States") or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction. This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, the securities referred to herein to any person in any jurisdiction, including Australia, Canada, Japan, The Republic of South Africa, Switzerland, the United States or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
The securities of the Issuer have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered or sold within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of South Africa or Switzerland and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, Switzerland or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa, or Switzerland. The distribution of this announcement in other jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession this announcement comes should inform themselves about, and observe, such restrictions.
In addition, if and to the extent that this announcement is communicated in, or the offer of the securities to which it relates is made in, any EEA Member State that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") before the publication of a prospectus in relation to the securities which has been approved by the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive (or which has been approved by a competent authority in another Member State and notified to the competent authority in that Member State in accordance with the Prospectus Directive), this announcement and the offer are only addressed to and directed at persons in that Member State who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive (or who are other persons to whom the offer may lawfully be made) and must not be acted on or relied on by other persons in that Member State.