19th Dec 2006 16:52
Allied Irish Banks PLC19 December 2006 For Immediate Release 19th December 2006 AIB completes sale of its stake in AIB/BNY Following on from the communication issued on 31st August, 2006, Allied IrishBanks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE: AIB) announces that it has now completed the saleof its 50% stake in AIB/BNY Securities Services (Ireland) Ltd to The Bank of NewYork Company, Inc (BNY), having secured the required regulatory approvals. - ENDS - For further information please contact: Ronan Sheridan Alan KellyPress Officer General Manager, Group FinanceAIB Group AIB GroupBankcentre BankcentreBallsbridge BallsbridgeDublin 4 Dublin 4Tel: +353-1-6414651 Tel: +353-1-6412162 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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