Press Release

DBRS Places Irish Guaranteed Debt Issued by Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. Under Review – Negative, at AA

Banking Organizations
October 05, 2010

DBRS today has placed all ratings of the Irish Government Guaranteed instruments issued by Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. (AIB or the Bank) Under Review with Negative Implications. This rating action follows DBRS’s placement of the Republic of Ireland’s rating Under Review with Negative Implications. Today’s rating action does not change AIB’s other ratings, including its Non-Guaranteed Long-term Deposits and Non-Guaranteed Long-Term Debt rating, which remain at A (high), Stable trend.

Notes:
All figures are in EUR unless otherwise noted.

For further information related to DBRS’s rating of the Republic of Ireland please see the related press release available on our website under Press Releases.

The applicable methodologies are, Global Methodology for Rating Banks and Banking Organisations and Enhanced Methodology for Bank Ratings – Intrinsic and Support Assessments, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

Ratings

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
  • Date Issued:Oct 5, 2010
  • Rating Action:UR-Neg.
  • Ratings:AA
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:USU
  • Date Issued:Oct 5, 2010
  • Rating Action:UR-Neg.
  • Ratings:AA
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:USU
  • Date Issued:Oct 5, 2010
  • Rating Action:UR-Neg.
  • Ratings:R-1 (high)
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:USU
  • Date Issued:Oct 5, 2010
  • Rating Action:UR-Neg.
  • Ratings:R-1 (high)
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:USU
  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
  • Unsolicited Participating With Access
  • Unsolicited Participating Without Access
  • Unsolicited Non-participating

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