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Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
Voting Rights and Capital
2 June 2009
Pursuant to provisions of the TransparencyΒ (DirectiveΒ 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.Β ("the Company")Β declaresΒ the following:
The Company'sΒ IssuedΒ OrdinaryΒ ShareΒ Capital consists ofΒ 918,435,570Β OrdinaryΒ Shares of β¬0.32 each with votingΒ rights. This includes, as at close of business onΒ 29 May 2009, 35,680,114Β OrdinaryΒ Shares held as TreasuryΒ Shares.Β Β Therefore, the total number ofΒ OrdinaryΒ Shares with voting rights relevant to notifying an interest in, or a change to an interest in,Β the CompanyΒ isΒ 882,755,456.
The Company has in issue 3,500,000,000 Preference Shares of β¬0.01 each ("the 2009 Preference Shares") with certain voting rights exercisable in certain circumstances;Β the 2009 Preference Shares carry voting rights in respect of resolutions at a general meeting of the Company for the appointment, re-appointment,Β or removal of directors and certain matters relating to a proposed change of control of the CompanyΒ or a sale of all or substantially all of its business. In each case,Β the voting rights attaching to theΒ 2009Β Preference SharesΒ areΒ equivalent to 25% of all votes capable of being cast by shareholders on a poll at a general meetingΒ of the Company. The voting rightsΒ with respect to theΒ 2009Β Preference SharesΒ are set outΒ in detailΒ in the Company's Articles of Association.
The Company has in issue warrants whichΒ entitleΒ the holder toΒ subscribe forΒ 294,251,819Β Ordinary Shares, exercisable between the fifth and tenth anniversary of the date of issue of the 2009 Preference Shares on 13 May, 2009.Β Β OrdinaryΒ SharesΒ issued pursuant to the exercise of these warrantsΒ wouldΒ entitle a Government Preference Shareholder (currently the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission) to exercise no more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights attaching to such OrdinaryΒ Shares, although this restriction does not apply to a holder of such OrdinaryΒ SharesΒ that is not a GovernmentΒ entity. The voting rights with respect to the warrants are set out in detail in the Company's Articles of Association.
-ENDS-
For further information please contact:
David O'Callaghan,
Assistant Secretary,
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.,
Bankcentre,
Dublin 4.
Tel: +353-1-641 4672
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