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Allied Irish Banks PLC22 March 2006 Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification requiredby the Market Abuse Rules and section 53 (as extended by section 64 of theCompanies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance withsection 59 of the Companies Act 1990. 1. An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24. 2. An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. 3. An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/ person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24 4. An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24. All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+|1 |Name of the Issuer |2 |State whether the notification || | | |relates to: || |Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. | | || | | |(i) a transaction notified in || | | |accordance with Market Abuse Rules; || | | | || | | |(ii) a disclosure made in accordance || | | |with section 53 (as extended by || | | |section 64 of the Companies Act 1990)|| | | |or entered into the issuer's register|| | | |in accordance with section 59 of the || | | |Companies Act 1990; or || | | | || | | |(iii) both (i) and (ii). || | | | || | | |(i) and pursuant to Disclosure Rule || | | |3.1.4 R(1) (a) || | | | || | | | |+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+|3 |Name of person discharging |4 |State whether notification relates to|| |managerial responsibilities/ | |a person connected with a person || |director | |discharging managerial || | | |responsibilities/director named in 3 || |Mr. Robert Henneberry - PDMR | |and identify the connected person || | | | || | | |Notification refers to PDMR |+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+|5 |Indicate whether the notification|6 |Description of shares (including || |is in respect of a holding of the| |class) debentures or derivatives or || |person referred to in 3 or 4 | |financial instruments relating to || |above or in respect of a | |shares || |non-beneficial interest | | || | | |Ordinary Shares, €0.32 each nominal || |Notification refers to an | | || |interest of the person named at | | || |3. | | |+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+|7 |Name of registered shareholder(s)|8 |State the nature of the transaction || |and, if more than one, number of | | || |shares held by each of them | |Conditional grant of award of shares || | | |under Performance Share Plan 2005 || |N/A | | |+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+|9 |Number of shares, relating to |10|Percentage of issued class acquired || |transaction at 8. | |(treasury shares of that class should|| | | |not be taken into account when || |26,733 shares | |calculating percentage) || | | | || | | |N/A |+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+|11|Number of shares, debentures or |12|Percentage of issued class disposed || |financial instruments relating to| |(treasury shares of that class should|| |shares disposed | |not be taken into account when || | | |calculating percentage) || |N/A | | || | | |N/A |+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+|13|Price per share or value of |14|Date and place of transaction || |transaction | | || | | |21st March 2006 || |€19.11 | | || | | |Dublin |+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+|15|Total holding following |16|Date issuer informed of transaction || |notification and total percentage| | || |holding following notification | |Transaction initiated by issuer on || |(any treasury shares should not | |21st March 2006 || |be taken into account when | | || |calculating percentage) | | || | | | || |2,352 - 0.00027% | | || | | | || |Holding shown does not include | | || |the shares referred to at 9, | | || |because those shares are | | || |conditional awards which may or | | || |may not vest | | |+--+---------------------------------+--+-------------------------------------+ If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options bythe issuer, complete the following boxes:+--+--------------------------------------+--+--------------------------------+|17|Date of grant |18|Period during which or date on || | | |which it can be exercised |+--+--------------------------------------+--+--------------------------------+|19|Total amount paid (if any) for grant |20|Description of shares or || |of the option | |debentures involved (class and || | | |number) |+--+--------------------------------------+--+--------------------------------+|21|Exercise price (if fixed at time of |22|Total number of shares or || |grant) or indication that the price is| |debentures over which options || |to be fixed at the time of exercise | |are held following notification |+--+--------------------------------------+--+--------------------------------+|23|Any additional information |24|Name of contact and telephone || | | |number for queries || | | | || | | |Mr. John Burns - || | | |(00-353-641-2348) |+--+--------------------------------------+--+--------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for ||making notification || ||Mr. John Burns Assistant Secretary ||____________________________________________________ || ||Date of notification 22nd March 2006___________________________________ |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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