UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 6-K Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the date of 8 May, 2003 ALLIED IRISH BANKS, public limited company Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F..X... Form 40-F..... Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ..... No ..X... If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________ For Immediate Release 8th May 2003 Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. Allotment of Shares in lieu of Cash Dividend Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. has applied to the Irish and London Stock Exchanges, and to the UK Listing Authority, to list 5,693,140 new ordinary shares of nominal value EUR 0.32 each, fully paid, in connection with the Bank's Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The following are the relevant details: Dividend: Final Dividend, Year ended 31 December 2002. Dividend Amount: EUR 0.3181 per share. Price per share: EUR 11.80 per share (calculated, in accordance with the Rules of the AIB Dividend Reinvestment Plan, as the average of the middle-market quotations of the Bank's shares on the Irish Stock Exchange for the five days commencing 26 February 2003). Copies of this announcement are available from the Registered Office of the Company for fourteen days following the date of publication, and from the Document Viewing Facility of the UKLA during the next two business days. -END- Signatures Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised. ALLIED IRISH BANKS, p.l.c. (Registrant) Date 8 May 2003 By: ___________________ Gary Kennedy Group Director, Finance, Risk and Enterprise Technology Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.