Allied Irish Banks, PLC,

IRELAND AT HOME

Electronic transmission of news, information, message or images; providing access to news and information over the Internet and similar electronic mail and electronic communication services, news agencies;Insurance, banking and financial services; currency exchange services; capital investment; raising of capital; cash management; credit card services; computerized financial services; corporate financing; electronic funds-transfer services; escrow services; financial management; preparation of financial reports and analysis; fund investment; investment advice; investment trust services; merchant banking; administration of mutual funds, stocks and shares; leasing, mortgage and loan services; real estate appraisals and management; safe deposit services; investment portfolio and management services; share underwriting; securities trading; unit trust services, consultancy and information services relating to all the foregoing; providing of electronic banking; providing of financial information and information concerning insurance, stocks, and shares, credit card information and services, via computer networks, tele-communication-networks or interactive communication-media;Computer based buying services for consumers; shopping consumer consultancy services; provision to others of information relating to price, availability and specification of goods and services and the dimension and the color of goods; ordering of goods and services for others; Internet services; providing multiple user access to a database and home pages for the transfer and dissemination of data and information; leasing and providing access time to a computer database, web-sites and home pages by means of a global network;