AIB seeking approval for distribution of excess capital, CEO says <!-- no image --> <div>Allied Irish Banks is seeking regulatory approval to begin returning excess capital to shareholders next year, Chief Executive Colin Hunt was quoted as telling the Sunday Independent.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=UckWvHwSqbw:BHl2uj6_CiA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=UckWvHwSqbw:BHl2uj6_CiA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=UckWvHwSqbw:BHl2uj6_CiA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=UckWvHwSqbw:BHl2uj6_CiA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=UckWvHwSqbw:BHl2uj6_CiA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/UckWvHwSqbw" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters