Allied Irish Banks Intends To Delist ADSs From NYSE
August 04 2011 - 12:37PM
Dow Jones News
Allied Irish Banks PLC (AIB), said Thursday it has resolved to
delist its American Depositary Shares or ADSs, each representing
ten ordinary shares, par value EUR0.01 per share, from the New York
Stock Exchange
MAIN FACTS:
-AIB will terminate the deposit agreement with The Bank of New
York Mellon as depositary governing the ADSs and, in due course,
terminate the registration of AIB's securities with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission or SEC under the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, in each case after the completion of the
required legal steps.
-The Board of Directors made the decision in light of the
increase in the Irish Government's shareholding through the
National Pension Reserve Fund Commission to 99.8% on July 27, and
the savings in costs and administrative efforts that would result
from the delisting and any subsequent deregistration under the
Exchange Act.
-AIB plans to file the related Form 25 with the SEC on or about
August 15.
-AIB expects the delisting to become effective at the close of
business on or about Aug. 25, from which time AIB's ADSs will no
longer be traded on the NYSE.
-Concurrently with or following delisting, AIB intends to
terminate the ADS facility by terminating the ADS deposit agreement
between AIB and the Depositary.
-AIB's aim is to meet the applicable criteria for deregistration
of its securities.
-AIB reserves the right, for any reason, to delay these filings
or to withdraw them prior to their effectiveness.
-AIB has not arranged for listing and/or registration on another
U.S. national securities exchange or for quotation of its
securities in a U.S. quotation medium, but expects that, after
delisting the ADSs, its ordinary shares will continue to trade on
the Enterprise Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange.
-By Razak Musah Baba, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9275;
razak.baba@dowjones.com
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