DUBLIN, Ireland, June 19, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE:AIB) announces that on 18 June 2003, it purchased 795,000 of its ordinary shares, at an average price of 13.2446 Euro, to be held as treasury shares.
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DUBLIN, Ireland, June 19, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") (NYSE:AIB) announces that on 18 June 2003, it purchased 795,000 of its ordinary shares, at an average price of 13.2446 Euro, to be held as treasury shares.