Deirdre Hannigan

Allied Irish Banks Plc operates as a holding company, which offers commercial banking, international banking, leasing, insurance and mortgage banking. It operates through the following segments: Retail & Commercial Banking (RCB), Wholesale, Institutional & Corporate Banking (WIB), AIB UK and Group. The RCB segment services the personal and SME customers, provides net loans and customer accounts, broad infrastructure facilitating various locations and ATMs and is digital enabled. The WIB segment comprises of corporate banking, a relationship driven model with sector specialisms; syndicated & international finance, a bank's interface to public loan markets, real estate finance, a centralized origination and management and specialized finance, which provides structured finance, mezzanine finance, and equity product offering. The AIB UK segment comprises retail and commercial banking operations in Great Britain operating under the trading name Allied Irish Bank and in Northern Ireland operating under the trading name First Trust Bank. The Group segment comprises group, treasury and support functions, which includes treasury activities, central control and support functions The company was founded on September 1, 1966 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) is the Government of Ireland’s investment management subsidiary which was established in 1990 to borrow for the Exchequer and to manage the National Debt on behalf of and subject to the control and general superintendence of the Minister for Finance. Headquartered in Dublin, NTMA provides asset and liability management services for the Irish Government including managing the State Claims Agency, New Economy and Recovery Authority, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, and the National Development Finance Agency. The NTMA receives assistance and advice from the Agency Committees.