ALBK.L Regulatory News (ALBK)

RNS Number : 7275J

Allied Irish Banks PLC

06 April 2010

 

 

 

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[ii]: Allied Irish Banks Plc

 

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[ü] 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[iii]: FIL Limited

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached[v]: 30 March 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 April 2010

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 [vi]		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii]
	Number of Shares[viii]	Number of Voting rights[ix]	Number of shares[x]	Number of voting rights[xi]		% of voting rights
			Indirect	Direct[xii]	Indirect[xiii]	Direct	Indirect
IE0000197834	27,510,835	27,510,835	19,510,835		19,510,835		2.21
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	27,510,835	27,510,835	19,510,835	19,510,835		2.21

 

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xiv]
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date[xv]	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date[xvi]	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
	19,510,835	2.21

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable[xvii]: See attached schedule

10. In case of proxy voting: Number of voting rights FIL Limited will cease to hold is 8,000,000

11. Additional information:

None

 

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