ALBK.L Regulatory News (ALBK)

22 Mar 2007 18:14

Allied Irish Banks PLC22 March 2007 22 March 2007 Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. Re-issue of Treasury Shares Pursuant to Rule 9.6.4 of the Irish Listing Rules and Rule 12.6.4 of the UKListing Rules, Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. has today re-issued 27,100 ordinaryshares, currently held as Treasury shares, to participants in AIB Group ShareOption Schemes. The re-issue prices were €10.02, €11.98 & €13.55. Following today's re-issue, the total number of ordinary shares held as Treasuryshares is 42,230,279. The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding Treasury shares, is876,205,291. -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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange