Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE: AIB)

ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C. ANNOUNCES THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ITS OFFERS TO PURCHASE FOR CASH

any and all of its outstanding

£350,000,000 Subordinated Callable Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2030 (ISIN: XS0180778507) (the "2030 Sterling Notes")

U.S.$400,000,000 Dated Callable Step-Up Subordinated Notes due 2015 (ISIN: XS0197993875) (the "2015 Dollar Notes")

EUR 400,000,000 Subordinated Callable Step-Up Floating Rate Notes due 2015 (ISIN: XS0208845924) (the "2015 Euro Notes")

£500,000,000 Subordinated Callable Fixed/Floating Rate Notes due 2025 (ISIN: XS0214107053) (the "2025 Sterling Notes")

EUR 500,000,000 Callable Subordinated Step-Up Floating Rate Notes due 2017 (ISIN: XS0232498393) (the "2017 Euro Floating Rate Notes")

£700,000,000 Callable Dated Subordinated Fixed to Floating Rate Notes due July 2023 (ISIN: XS0368068937) (the "2023 Sterling Notes")

£368,253,000 12.5 per cent. Subordinated Notes due 25 June 2019 (ISIN: XS0435957682) (the "2019 Sterling Notes")

EUR 868,518,000 12.5 per cent. Subordinated Notes due 25 June 2019 (ISIN: XS0435953186) (the "2019 Euro Notes")

EUR 419,070,000 10.75 per cent. Subordinated Notes due 2017 (ISIN: XS0498532117) (the "2017 Euro Notes")

U.S.$177,096,000 10.75 per cent. Subordinated Notes due 2017 (ISIN: XS0498530178) (the "2017 Dollar Notes") £1,096,645,000 11.50 per cent. Subordinated Notes due 2022 (ISIN: XS0498531069) (the "2022 Sterling Notes") EUR 200,000,000 Perpetual Subordinated Callable Step-Up Notes (ISIN: XS0100325983) (the "Perpetual Euro Notes")

£400,000,000 Perpetual Callable Step-Up Subordinated Notes (ISIN: XS0227409629) (the "Perpetual Sterling Notes")

EUR 500,000,000 7.50 per cent. Step-Up Callable Perpetual Reserve Capital Instruments (ISIN: XS0120950158) (the "Perpetual RCIs")

U.S.$100,000,000 Subordinated Primary Capital Perpetual Floating Rate Notes (ISIN: IE0000189625) (the "Perpetual Dollar Notes" and, together with the 2030 Sterling Notes, the 2015 Dollar Notes, the 2015 Euro Notes, the 2025 Sterling Notes, the 2017 Euro Floating Rate Notes, the 2023 Sterling Notes, the 2019 Sterling Notes, the 2019 Euro Notes, the 2017 Euro Notes, the 2017 Dollar Notes, the 2022 Sterling Notes, the Perpetual Euro Notes, the Perpetual Sterling Notes and the Perpetual RCIs, the "Notes")

and

any and all of the outstanding

AIB UK I LP EUR 1,000,000,000 Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Guaranteed Non-voting Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Securities having the benefit of a subordinated guarantee of Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (ISIN: XS0208105055) (the "AIB UK I PPS")

AIB UK 2 LP EUR 500,000,000 Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Guaranteed Non-voting Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Securities having the benefit of a subordinated guarantee of Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (ISIN: XS0257734037) (the "AIB UK 2 PPS")

AIB UK 3 LP £350,000,000 Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Guaranteed Non-voting Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Securities having the benefit of a subordinated guarantee of Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (ISIN: XS0257571066)

(the "AIB UK 3 PPS" and, together with the AIB UK I PPS and the AIB UK 2 PPS, the "PPS")

On 13 May 2011, Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (the "Bank") announced that it was inviting all holders of the Notes (subject to the invitation restrictions set out in the Tender and Consent Memorandum (as defined below)) to (i) tender any and all of the Notes for purchase by the Bank for cash, and (ii) consent (the "AIB Consent Invitation") to certain modifications of the terms of the Notes (together, the "AIB Offer").

The Bank also announced that it was inviting holders (subject to the invitation restrictions set out in the Tender and Consent Memorandum) to tender any and all of the PPS for purchase by the Bank for cash.

In addition on the same date, AIB G.P. No. 1 Limited ("AIB GP") announced that it was inviting all holders of the PPS (subject to the invitation restrictions set out in the Tender and Consent Memorandum) to consent (the "LP Consent Invitation" and together with the AIB Consent Invitation, the "Consent Invitations" and each a "Consent Invitation") to certain modifications of the terms of the PPS (together with the Bank's invitation to such holders, the "LP Offer" and together with the AIB Offer, the "Offers" and each an "Offer").

The Offers were made upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the tender and consent memorandum dated 13 May 2011 (the "Tender and Consent Memorandum").

In conjunction with the invitation to tender any and all of the Notes or PPS, as applicable, each of the Bank (in respect of the Notes) and AIB GP (in respect of the PPS) invited holders of each Series of Notes and PPS (subject to the invitation restrictions set out in the Tender and Consent Memorandum) to consider, and, if thought fit, pass, the relevant Extraordinary Resolution (each an "Extraordinary Resolution") in relation to certain modifications of the terms of each Series of the Notes and/or PPS (and the guarantees in respect of the PPS) as further described in the Tender and Consent Memorandum.

This announcement is made in accordance with the Tender and Consent Memorandum. Capitalised terms used and not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meaning given in the Tender and Consent Memorandum.

The Bank hereby announces the provisional aggregate nominal amount of each Series of Notes (other than the 2015 Euro Notes, the 2023 Sterling Notes and the 2017 Euro Notes, together the "Delayed Settlement Notes") and PPS validly tendered pursuant to the relevant Offer as set out in the table below.

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Description of the Notes  Common code/ISIN Outstanding      Provisional
                                           nominal amount   aggregate
                                           prior to         nominal amount
                                           settlement of    of Notes validly
                                           the AIB Offer    tendered
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£350,000,000 Subordinated 018077850/       £145,000         £145,000
 Callable Fixed/Floating  XS0180778507
 Rate Notes due 2030
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U.S.$400,000,000 Dated    019799387/       U.S.$39,316,000  U.S.$38,359,000
 Callable Step-Up         XS0197993875
 Subordinated Notes due
 2015
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£500,000,000 Subordinated 021410705/       £1,261,000       £125,000
 Callable Fixed/Floating  XS0214107053
 Rate Notes due 2025
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EUR 500,000,000 Callable  023249839/       EUR 75,215,000   EUR 49,930,000
 Subordinated Step-Up     XS0232498393
 Floating Rate Notes due
 2017
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£368,253,000 12.5 per     043595768/       £215,963,000     £41,103,000
 cent. Subordinated Notes XS0435957682
 due 25 June 2019
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EUR 868,518,000 12.5 per  043595318/       EUR 628,448,000  EUR 588,498,000
 cent. Subordinated Notes XS0435953186
 due 25 June 2019
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U.S.$177,096,000 10.75    049853017/       U.S.$108,105,000 $93,510,000
 per cent. Subordinated   XS0498530178
 Notes due 2017
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£1,096,645,000 11.50 per  049853106/       £385,344,000     £384,294,000
 cent. Subordinated Notes XS0498531069
 due 2022
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EUR 200,000,000 Perpetual 010032598/       EUR 53,793,000   EUR 53,515,000
 Subordinated Callable    XS0100325983
 Step-Up Notes
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£400,000,000 Perpetual    022740962/       £58,608,000      £58,558,000
 Callable Step-Up         XS0227409629
 Subordinated Notes
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EUR 500,000,000 7.50 per  0120950515/      EUR 240,435,000  EUR 229,494,000
 cent. Step-Up Callable   XS0120950158
 Perpetual Reserve
 Capital Instruments
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U.S.$100,000,000          001056093/       U.S.$100,000,000 $98,980,000
 Subordinated Primary     IE000018962
 Capital Perpetual
 Floating Rate Notes
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Description of the PPS    Common code/ISIN Outstanding      Provisional
                                           nominal amount   aggregate
                                           prior to         nominal amount
                                           settlement of    of PPS validly
                                           the LP Offer     tendered
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AIB UK I LP EUR           020810505/       EUR 191,398,000  EUR 187,390,000
 1,000,000,000 Fixed      XS0208105055
 Rate/Floating Rate
 Guaranteed Non-voting
 Non-cumulative Perpetual
 Preferred Securities
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AIB UK 2 LP EUR           025773403/       EUR 95,041,000   EUR 94,624,000
 500,000,000 Fixed        XS0257734037
 Rate/Floating Rate
 Guaranteed Non-voting
 Non-cumulative Perpetual
 Preferred Securities
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AIB UK 3 LP £350,000,000  025757106/       £36,728,000      £36,181,000
 Fixed Rate/Floating Rate XS0257571066
 Guaranteed Non-voting
 Non-cumulative Perpetual
 Preferred Securities
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The provisional aggregate nominal amount of all Notes and PPS validly tendered is in excess of 86 per cent. of the aggregate outstanding nominal amount such Notes and PPS which the Bank offered to purchase pursuant to the Offers. The Bank expects to generate approximately EUR 1.6 billion of Core Tier 1 capital following completion of the Offers.

As soon as reasonably practicable after conclusion of the Meetings on Thursday, 16 June 2011, (A) the Bank expects to announce whether (i) it accepts for purchase Notes or PPS validly tendered in the relevant Offer and the aggregate nominal amount (if any) of Notes or PPS of each Series accepted for purchase, and (ii) the Extraordinary Resolutions (in relation to the Notes other than the Delayed Settlement Notes) have been passed, and (B) AIB GP expects to announce whether the Extraordinary Resolutions (in relation to the PPS) have been passed.

Payment of the Purchase Price in respect of Notes (other than the Delayed Settlement Notes) and PPS validly tendered in the relevant Offer and accepted for purchase is expected to be made on Friday, 17 June 2011.

The Bank expects to announce the provisional aggregate nominal amount of each Series of Delayed Settlement Notes validly tendered pursuant to the AIB Offer on Thursday, 21 July 2011.

GENERAL Holders are advised to read carefully the Tender and Consent Memorandum for full details of, and information on, the Offers. Requests for information in relation to the Offers should be directed to the Dealer Manager:

THE DEALER MANAGER J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd. 125 London Wall London EC2Y 5AJ United Kingdom

For information by telephone: +44 (0) 20 7779 2468 Attention: Ryan O'Grady - FIG Syndicate Email: ryan.ogrady@jpmorgan.com

For information by telephone: +44 (0) 20 7777 1333 Attention: Sebastien Bamsey - Liability Management Email: sebastien.m.bamsey@jpmorgan.com

Requests for information, documents or materials relating to the Offers should be directed to the Tender and Tabulation Agent:

THE TENDER AND TABULATION AGENT Lucid Issuer Services Limited Leroy House 436 Essex Road London N1 3QP United Kingdom

For information by telephone: +44 20 7704 0880 For information by facsimile: +44 20 7067 9098 Attention: Yves Theis / David Shilson Email: aib@lucid-is.com

This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender and Consent Memorandum.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell or buy the Notes or PPS.

For information by telephone: +44 (0) 20 7779 2468 Attention: Ryan O'Grady FIG Syndicate Email: ryan.ogrady@jpmorgan.com For information by telephone: +44 (0) 20 7777 1333 Attention: Sebastien Bamsey Liability Management Email: sebastien.m.bamsey@jpmorgan.com For information by telephone: +44 20 7704 0880 For information by facsimile: +44 20 7067 9098 Attention: Yves Theis / David Shilson Email: aib@lucid-is.com

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