23rd Mar 2005 11:32
Allied Irish Banks PLC23 March 2005 SCHEDULE 5 BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN To: Listing Applications UK Listing Authority Financial Services Authority 25, The North Colonnade Canary Wharf,London, E14 5HS 1. Name of company Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. 2. Name of scheme Allfirst Financial Stock Option Plan 3. Period of return: From 23 September 2004 to 21 March 2005 4. Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock / debt security) not issued under scheme (at commencement of above period) Irish Stock Exchange:* 113,598 London Stock Exchange:* 182,598 5. Number of shares issued / allotted under scheme during period: Irish Stock Exchange: * 27,000 London Stock Exchange: * NIL 6. Balance under scheme not yet issued / allotted at end of period: Irish Stock Exchange:* 86,598 London Stock Exchange:* 182,598 7. Number and class of share(s) (amount of stock / debt securities) originally listed and the date of admission: 9,000,000 Ordinary Shares, €0.32 each (nominal), admitted to listing on 28 March, 2002 Please confirm total number of shares in issue at the end of the period in order for us to update our records 918,435,570 (inclusive of 47,370,489 Treasury Shares held) Contact for queries Name Mr. T.P. O'Leary, Assistant SecretaryAddress Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.Telephone +353 1 641 4672 Person making the returnName Mr. T.P. O'LearyPosition Assistant Secretary,Signature *During the 6-months to 21 March 2005, the 27,000 shares issued under theAllfirst Financial Stock Option Plan were re-issued Treasury Shares. Under therules of the Irish Stock Exchange ("ISE") that applied up to 29 November 2004,bought-back shares held as Treasury Shares were de-listed, and were required tobe (re-) listed if re-issued. This Return provides for the re-listing of thosere-issued shares on the Irish Stock Exchange. As the FSA does not de-listbought-back shares, their re-listing on the London Stock Exchange (on re-issue)does not arise. The ISE rules regarding bought-back shares were amended witheffect from 29 November 2004 and are now in line with those of the FSA. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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