23 Nov 2009 16:44
Standard Form TR-1 Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC
This notification is for filing purposes only in accordance with Regulation 22 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached : Allied Irish Banks 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: FIL Limited
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: 16 November 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified: 18 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 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 | |||
| Indirect | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| IE0000197834 | 23,772,595 | 23,772,595 | 26,772,595 | 26,772,595 | 3.03% | ||
| SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 23,772,595 | 23,772,595 | 26,772,595 | 26,772,595 | 3.03% | ||
| 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 |
| 26,772,595 | 3.03% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See attached schedule
10. In case of proxy voting: Number of voting rights FIL Limited will acquire is 3,000,000
11. Additional information:
None
| FIL | |||
| Issuer name: | ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC (UNGTD) | ||
| Current ownership percentage: | 3.03% | ||
| Total shares held: | 26,772,595 | ||
| Issued share capital: | 882,755,456 | ||
| SHARES HELD | NOMINEE | MANAGEMEN T COMPANY | |
| FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), FIL Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. | 278,000 69,400 609,766 856,583 322,100 35,500 232,400 230,700 83,500 347,800 30,600 22,248,615 28,040 452,677 417,900 299,114 38,000 41,600 79,900 70,400 | BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH NORDDEUTSCHE LANDERSBANK NORTHERN TRUST LONDON NORTHERN TRUST LONDON STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S STATE STREET HONG KONG STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO LNDN BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C) BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (C) MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN (C) NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE (S) HSBC TRINKAUS UND BURKH AG (C) STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (C CITIBANK NA, HONG KONG BR (S) MELLON BANK NA (S) | FPM FIL FIJ FIL FPM FIL FIL FPM FIL FIA(K)L FIL FIL FIL FIL FIJ FIL FIL FIL FIL FIL |