Director Declaration

Pursuant to

Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.6.7

and

FSA Listing Rule 9.6.13

Pursuant to Irish Stock Exchange Listing Rule 6.6.7 and FSA Listing Rule 9.6.13, the additional information to be notified to an RIS, in connection with the recent appointment of Mr. David Hodgkinson to the Board of Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., is that Mr. Hodgkinson is a former director of:

·; Dar EI Salaam Investment Bank (70% Iraqi Subsidiary acquired in 2005), resigned in 2006;

·; Saudi British Bank (SABB), resigned in 2008;

·; HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt, resigned in 2008.

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