27th Dec 2006 07:00
Allied Irish Banks PLC22 December 2006 For Immediate Release 22nd December, 2006 Transfer of shares between Allied Irish Finance and Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE: AIB) announces the following: As part of a re-organisation within the AIB Group, under which the business ofAIB Finance Ltd ("AIF") is being transferred to Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.("AIB") on 1 January 2007, subject to and in accordance with StatutoryInstrument No. 557 made by the Minister for Finance, 5.6 million AIB ordinaryshares of €0.32 each have been transferred from AIF to AIB on 22 December 2006.Technically, this involved the purchase of those shares by AIB at a market priceof €22.90 per share. The 5.6 million shares in question will be held by AIB asTreasury Shares, bringing the total number of ordinary shares held as TreasuryShares to 42,787,079. The total number of AIB ordinary shares of €0.32 each inissue, less the ordinary shares held as Treasury Shares, is now 875,648,491. This announcement is made in compliance with Listing Rule 9.4.6 of the IrishStock Exchange and 12.4.6 of the FSA. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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