(ALBK.L) Allied Irish Banks PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 8441B Allied Irish Banks PLC 03 November 2009

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

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC

attached 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights x

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 Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): BANK OF NEW YORK

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 29 October 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 October 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 Situation previous to the Triggering Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
using the ISIN CODE) transaction

Ordinary EUR 0.32 ISIN: IE0000197834
Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting
rights) 27,361,530 27,361,530 23,953,798 2.71%

B) Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rights
Period/ Date rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.

SUBTOTAL B (in
relation to all
expiration dates)

Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights
23,953,798 2.71%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

11. Additional information:

Done at Ft. Lauderdale, U.S.A. on October 30, 2009.

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