FORM 20-F/A

Form 20-F/A

(Mark One)

 

     ¨ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

 

     x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the year ended December 31, 2011

OR

 

     ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 1-10284

 

 

Allied Irish Banks,

public limited company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Ireland

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland

(Address of principal executive offices)

David O’Callaghan, Company Secretary

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.

Bankcentre, Ballsbridge

Dublin 4, Ireland

Telephone no: +353 1 6600311

(Name, telephone number and address of Company contact person)

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

None

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

 

Ordinary shares of EUR 0.01 each   513,528,806,391

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes x  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an acceleratted filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  x                Accelerated filer  ¨                Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

US GAAP  ¨                IFRS  x                 Other  ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.  Item 17 ¨  Item 18 ¨

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ¨  No x

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is filing this amendment on Form 20-F/A to its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2012, to file certain additional Exhibits required by Item 19.

This Form 20-F/A consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, the Exhibit Index, the signature page and the Exhibits. Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any other Item of the Form 20-F or reflect any events that have occurred after the Form 20-F was filed.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

    Description of Exhibit
1.1    Memorandum & Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of Allied Irish Banks’ Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed April 24, 2012).
4.14    Acquisition Agreement dated 26 May 2011 among Allied Irish Banks p.l.c., the Minister for Finance of Ireland and the National Treasury Management Agency and EBS Building Society
4.15    Note Purchase Agreement dated 26 July 2011 among Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. and the Minister for Finance of Ireland
8.1    Subsidiaries List (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 8.1 of Allied Irish Banks’ Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed April 24, 2012).
12.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12.2    Certification of Acting Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Amendment to its annual report on its behalf.

Date: 27 February 2013

 

Signature:   /s/ Paul Stanley
Name:   Paul Stanley
Title:   Acting Chief Financial Officer