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  13 October 2009

                      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
13
th
 October 
2009



("AIB") (NYSE: AIB)
AIB UK 
2
 LP
 (the "
Limited Partnership
")

(a limited partnership organised under the laws of England and Wales)

Notice to the holders of the

€500,000,000 
Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Guaranteed Non-voting Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Securities having the benefit of a subordinated guarantee of 
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. 
(
a company incorporated with limited liability in Ireland
)

(ISIN:
XS
0257734037
) (the "
PPS
")

Announcement of 
Amendment to PPS
The terms of the PPS have been amended by way of a supplemental limited partnership agreement dated 
9
 October
 2009 (the "
Supplemental 
Limited Partnership 
Agreement
") to, 
inter alia
, permit the redemption of 
the 
PPS held by AIB Capital Exchange Offering 2009 Limited ("
AIB Capital
") subject to the transfer of an aggregate nominal amount of the subordinated notes
,
 issued by AIB Holdings 
(
N.I.
)
 Ltd. (as he
ld by the Limited Partnership) equivalent to the number of
 PPS being so redeemed
,
 to AIB Capital
.
The Supplemental Limited Partnership Agreement is available for inspection at the specified offices of the Paying and Transfer Agents for so long as any of the PPS remain outstanding.

AIB UK 
2
 LP
Registered Office:

AIB Bankcentre
Belmont Road
Uxbridge
Middlesex 
UB8 1SA

Dated: 
13
 
October 
2009

 

                               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  13 October 2009

                                                        By: ___________________
                                     John O'Donnell
                                                   Group Director, Finance,
                                                              Risk and Enterprise Technology
                                                   Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.