DUBLIN, Ireland, May 13, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- CORRECTION - Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE:AIB) wishes to ammend an earlier announcement released on May 13,2003 at 2:30 a.m. EST. The average price should read Euro 14.20 not Euro 14.208 as advised in previous announcement.
The corrected announcement reads as follows: Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") announces that on May 12, 2003, it purchased 910,000 of its ordinary shares, at an average price of Euro 14.20, to be held as treasury shares.