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10/03/2023 15:00

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RNS Number : 6336S  AIB Group PLC  10 March 2023

  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)

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
 voting rights are attached:

 AIB GROUP PLC
 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

  X  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 [ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

 [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 [ ] Other (please specify):

 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation:
 Name:                                      City and country of registered office (if applicable):

 Massachusetts Financial Services Company   Boston, US
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

 MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds
 and institutional account clients

 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:

 08 Mar 2023
 6. Date on which issuer notified:

 10 Mar 2023
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 4%

 8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
                                                                                      % of voting rights attached to shares     % of voting rights through financial instruments      Total of both in %                              Total number of voting rights of issuer

                                                                                      (total of 9.A)                            (total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)                              (9.A + 9.B)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached            4.48%                                                                                           4.48%                                           2,673,428,473
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                    3.03%                                                                                           3.03%

 9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
 threshold was crossed or reached:
 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)  Number of voting rights                                                                                                                                                % of voting rights
                                                                                      Direct                                    Indirect                                                                                              Direct                                      I
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  n
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 IE00BF0L3536 Common Stock                                                                                 119,854,498                                                                                                                                      4.48%

 SUBTOTAL A                                    119,854,498                                                                                                                                                            4.48%

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
 Type of financial instrument                  Expiration date                                             Exercise/ Conversion Period                     Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is                                % of voting rights
                                                                                                                                                           exercised/converted

                                                                                                           SUBTOTAL B.1

 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

                                                                                                                                                           SUBTOTAL B.2

 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.
  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:
 Name                                      % 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
 Massachusetts Financial Services Company  4.48%                                                                                                                                                   4.48%

 Massachusetts Financial Services Company  4.48%                                                                                                                                                   4.48%
 MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

 Massachusetts Financial Services Company  4.48%                                                                                                                                                   4.48%
 MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.
 MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

 Massachusetts Financial Services Company  4.48%                                                                                                                                                   4.48%
 MFS Heritage Trust Company

 Massachusetts Financial Services Company  4.48%                                                                                                                                                   4.48%
 MFS International Limited
 MFS International Holdings Pty Ltd
 MFS International (U.K.) Limited

 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:

 Done at Boston on 10 Mar 2023.

 

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