Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached 

ALLIED IRISH BANKS PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

x

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

BANK OF NEW YORK

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

11 September 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 September 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8. Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)

Ordinary EUR 0.32

ISIN: IE0000197834

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

27,361,530

Direct

Indirect

3.10%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

27,361,530

3.10%

B) Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

27,361,530

3.10%