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AIB Group PLC
11 January 2021
11 January 2021
AIB GROUP PLC (the "Company")
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
An Extraordinary General Meeting of AIB Group plc will be held
at 10 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, Ireland on 5 February 2021 at
10.00 a.m. (the "EGM").
As a consequence of Brexit, the business of the EGM will be to
consider and, if thought fit, approve certain resolutions relating
to the replacement of CREST with a system operated by Euroclear
Bank SA/NV for the electronic settlement of trading in the
Company's ordinary shares (the "Resolutions"). Approval of the
Resolutions is necessary to ensure the Company's shares can
continue to be settled electronically when they are traded on
Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange and remain eligible
for continued admission to trading and listing on those
exchanges.
The circular which includes the notice of the EGM (the
"Circular") and a Form of Proxy have been issued to Shareholders
today. The Board strongly urges Shareholders to review the contents
of the Circular in their entirety, including the documents referred
to therein, and consider the Board's recommendation to vote in
favour of the Resolutions.
Public Health Guidelines and the EGM
The well-being of our Shareholders and our people is a primary
concern for AIB. We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation
and any advice by the Government of Ireland in relation to the
pandemic. In order to comply with public health guidance, the
proceedings at the EGM will be conducted over a live telephone
conference call. As personal attendance at the EGM may present a
real risk to you and to others, and indeed may not be permitted at
all by health guidelines, we invite Shareholders to submit Forms of
Proxy in advance to ensure that their votes count at the EGM and
instead to join the proceedings over the conference call facility.
Instructions on how to join the conference call are available
below.
The Company continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 and any
relevant updates regarding the EGM, including any changes to the
arrangements outlined in the Circular, will be announced via a
Regulatory Information Service and will be available on
www.aib.ie/investorrelations .
In the event that it is not possible to hold the EGM either in
compliance with public health guidelines or applicable law or where
it is otherwise considered that proceeding with the EGM as planned
poses an unacceptable health and safety risk, the EGM may be
adjourned or postponed or relocated to a different time and/or
venue, in which case notification of such adjournment or
postponement or relocation will be given in accordance with the
Company's Articles of Association and applicable law .
EGM Documents
The Circular, the Form of Proxy and copies of the documents
referred to in the Circular are available to view on the Company's
website, www.aib.ie/investorrelations , and will be available for
inspection during normal business hours on any business day from
the date of this notice until the EGM at the registered office of
the Company at 10 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. In
accordance with applicable regulations and public health guidelines
in force in Ireland and the UK in connection with COVID-19, we
request Shareholders not to attend at the Company's offices but
instead to inspect the documents on the Company's website.
In accordance with Listing Rule 6.1.59 of Euronext Dublin and
Listing Rule 9.6.1 of the Financial Conduct Authority, copies of
the Circular, the Form of Proxy and the proposed amendments to the
Articles of Association will be submitted to Euronext Dublin and
the UK National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for
inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
Proxy Voting
We invite Shareholders to submit their Forms of Proxy remotely
and in advance. By submitting a Form of Proxy in favour of the
chairman of the EGM you can ensure that your vote on the
Resolutions is cast in accordance with your wishes without
attending in person . These forms can be submitted by availing of
one of the options set out in the notice of the EGM:
-- by post to Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited,
PO Box 13030, Dublin 24, Ireland or (during normal business hours)
by hand to Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited, 3100
Lake Drive, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, D24 AK82, Ireland,
not later than 48 hours before the EGM or adjourned EGM or (in the
case of a poll taken otherwise than at or on the same day as the
meeting or adjourned meeting) at least 48 hours before the taking
of the poll at which it is to be used ;
-- electronically by accessing www.eproxyappointment.com ;
-- via the CREST System, where shares are held in CREST,
transmission of CREST Proxy instructions must be done and
authenticated in accordance with Euroclear specifications as set
out in the CREST Manual and received by the Registrar under CREST
Participant ID 3RA50 .
Questions
If you have any questions about the Circular documents, the
proposed Migration or the EGM, or are in any doubt as to how to
complete the Form of Proxy, please call Computershare Investor
Services (Ireland) Limited on + 353 1 247 5411.
EGM Conference call details
To access the live telephone conference call, Shareholders
should use the following numbers:
-- Republic of Ireland: +353 (0)1 506 0650
-- UK / International: +44 (0)207 192 8338
-- Conference Passcode No.: 5194164
Please dial in 15 minutes prior to the start time.
***
Contact details:
Conor Gouldson Niamh Hore Paddy McDonnell
Group Company Secretary Head of Investor Relations Head of Media Relations
AIB Molesworth Street AIB Molesworth Street AIB Molesworth Street
Dublin 2 Dublin 2 Dublin 2
Tel: +353-1-772 0030 Tel: +353-1-6411817 Tel: +353-87 7390743
email: email: email:
conor.w.gouldson@aib.ie niamh.a.hore@aib.ie paddy.x.mcdonnell@aib.ie
Important Note
Announcements relating to the EGM contain (or may contain)
certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of the
Company's current expectations and projections about future events,
including Migration, and the Company's future financial condition
and performance. These statements, which sometimes use words such
as "aim", "anticipate", "believe", "may", "will", "should",
"intend", "plan", "assume", "estimate", "expect" (or the negative
thereof) and words of similar meaning, reflect the directors'
current beliefs and expectations and involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are outside the
Company's control and difficult to predict (certain of which are
set out in the Circular with respect to Migration).
Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date hereof. In light of these risks,
uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the
forward-looking statements in this announcement may not occur. The
information contained in this announcement, including the
forward-looking statements, speaks only as of the date of this
announcement and is subject to change without notice and the
Company does not assume any responsibility or obligation to, and
does not intend to, update or revise publicly or review any of the
information contained herein save where indicated in the Circular,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except to the extent required by Euronext Dublin, the Central Bank
of Ireland, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock
Exchange, or by applicable law.
The defined terms set out in Part 9 of the Circular have the
same meaning herein.
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