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DUBLIN, IRELAND--(Marketwire - April 1, 2011) - Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE: [ AIB ]) announces today that it has completed the disposal of its 70.36% stake in Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. to Banco Santander S.A. ("Santander" ) and the sale of its 50% stake in BZ WBK AIB Asset Management S.A. following the settlement of the tender offer by Santander and completion of the transaction. AIB received total sale proceeds of approximately EUR3.1 billion which has generated a benefit of c. EUR2.5bn equivalent to core tier one capital.

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