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RNS Number : 5181Q AIB Group PLC 27 January 2026
Standard Form TR-1
Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the
Central Bank of Ireland)(i)
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached(ii):
AIB Group plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
[] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
[] Other (please specify)(ii)
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) :
Name: City and country of registered office (if applicable):
Bank of America Corporation Wilmington, DE, United States
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v):
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi): 23/01/2026
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26/01/2026
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A) % of voting rights through financial instruments Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B) Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii)
(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 0.192% 2.890% 3.082% 2,136,766,718
Position of previous notification (if applicable) 0.165% 2.688% 2.853%
9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached(viii):
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rights(ix) % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
IE00BF0L3536 N/A 2,135,476 N/A 0.100%
US00135T1043 N/A 1,975,996 N/A 0.092%
SUBTOTAL A N/A 4,111,472 N/A 0.192%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the
Regulations
Type of financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period(xi) exercised/converted.
Right to Recall N/A N/A 29,948 0.001%
Physical Swap 17/02/2026 N/A 1,502,750 0.071%
Physical Swap 14/09/2026 N/A 4,672,000 0.219%
Physical Swap 04/02/2026 N/A 924,000 0.043%
Physical Swap 11/02/2026 N/A 5,943,594 0.278%
SUBTOTAL B.1 13,072,292 0.612%
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Swap 31/07/2026 N/A Cash 6,315 0.000%
Swap 16/03/2029 N/A Cash 167,200 0.008%
Swap 15/06/2026 N/A Cash 2,706,535 0.127%
Swap 13/03/2026 N/A Cash 9,745,525 0.456%
Swap 26/06/2026 N/A Cash 7,785,957 0.364%
Swap 30/09/2026 N/A Cash 23,040 0.001%
Swap 07/03/2029 N/A Cash 152,185 0.007%
Swap 23/02/2026 N/A Cash 5,139,004 0.241%
Swap 16/09/2026 N/A Cash 340,738 0.016%
Swap 15/10/2027 N/A Cash 2,073,252 0.097%
Swap 15/02/2028 N/A Cash 275,355 0.013%
Swap 02/11/2026 N/A Cash 34,532 0.002%
Swap 10/03/2026 N/A Cash 3,242,978 0.152%
Swap 30/11/2027 N/A Cash 31,978 0.001%
Swap 07/05/2030 N/A Cash 3,013 0.000%
Swap 06/01/2027 N/A Cash 12,717,334 0.595%
Swap 18/01/2029 N/A Cash 381 0.000%
Swap 09/03/2026 N/A Cash 2,865,231 0.134%
Swap 16/03/2026 N/A Cash 1,316,638 0.062%
Swap 28/02/2028 N/A Cash 52,454 0.002%
Swap 30/01/2026 N/A Cash 1,661 0.000%
SUBTOTAL B.2 48,681,306 2.278%
10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please tick the applicable box):
[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s)
holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.(xiii)
X Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv):
Name(xv) % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
Bank of America, National Association
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Managed Account Advisors LLC
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BofAML Jersey Holdings Limited
BofAML EMEA Holdings 2 Limited
Merrill Lynch International
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BofA Securities, Inc.
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
BAC North America Holding Company
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
11. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [%
and number] voting rights as of date
12. Additional information (xvi):
Done at United Kingdom on 26 January 2026.
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