15th Sep 2005 11:14
Allied Irish Banks PLC15 September 2005 For Immediate Release - 15 September 2005 Notification of Major Interest in Shares Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") received notification on 15 September 2005from Fidelity International of the following interests in AIB Shares, held by(i) FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, and (ii) FidelityInternational Limited, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both beingnon-beneficial holders. The interests notified, which have been acquired solelyfor investment purposes, amount to 43,045,721 shares in aggregate, and represent4.92% of AIB's issued shares (which, as of today's date, number 874,074,823shares, exclusive of 44,360,747 Treasury Shares held). FMR Corp. of 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, USA, is the parent holdingcompany of Fidelity Mangement and Research Company (FMRCO), investment managerfor US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US statechartered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pensionand trust accounts. Fidelity International Limited (FIL), P.O. Box HM 670, Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda,is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries,including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),Fidelity Investment Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity InvestmentsManagement (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutionalclients. The interests notified, which include the notifiable interest of Mr. Edward C.Johnson 3d, 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02109, U.S.A., principalshareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited, are registered asfollows: (A) FMR Corp Fidelity Management and Research Company Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 2,079,300JP Morgan Chase Bank 7,897,003Northern Trust London 64,400State Street Bank and Tr Co 1,575,944JP Morgan Chase Bank (Held as ADRs) 200,000 Total 11,816,647 Fidelity Management Trust Company Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares Bank of New York 46,200Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 225,558JP Morgan Chase Bank 92,300Northern Trust Co 64,500State Street Bank and Tr Co 217,637 Total 646,195 (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) Fidelity Investments Services Limited Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares JP Morgan, Bournemouth 12,676,719 Total 12,676,719 Fidelity Gestion Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares CDC Finance 198,600 Total 198,600 Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares State Street Hong Kong 7,600 Total 7,600 Fidelity Investments International Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares JP Morgan, Bournemouth 1,376,862 Total 1,376,862 Fidelity Pension Management Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares Bank of New York Brussels 13,600BNP Paribas Frankfurt 70,400Chase Manhattan London 6,400Chase Manhttn Bk Ag Frankfurt 37,400Dexia Privatbank 3,200HSBC Bank PLC 290,806JP Morgan, Bournemouth 2,266,592Mellon Bank 40,200Northern Trust London 292,500 Total 3,021,098 .../ Fidelity International Limited Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares Bank of New York Brussels 40,500Bank of New York Europe Ldn 21,100BNP Paribas, Paris (C) 195,827Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux 11,814,475CDC Finance- CDC IXIS 55,638HSBC BANK PLC 397,500JP Morgan, Bournemouth 221,700National Astl Bk Melbourne 189,800Northern Trust London 244,040State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn 17,800 Total 13,198,380 Fidelity Investments Japan Nominee/Registered Name: Number of shares Brown Brothers Harriman and Co 69,320Master Trust Bank of Japan 34,300 Total 103,620 Overall Total 43,045,721 -End- This document is available for inspection from the document viewing facility ofthe UKLA during the next two business days. Copies of this announcement areavailable from the Registered Office of the Company for fourteen days followingthe date of publication. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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