SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Aug 14, 2019

2. SEC Identification Number

34218

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-153-610-000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

AYALA CORPORATION

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

PHILIPPINES

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

32F to 35F, Tower One and Exchange Plaza, Ayala Triangle, Ayala Avenue, Makati City Postal Code 1226

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(02)908-3000

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Shares	627,340,946
Preferred B Series 1 Shares	20,000,000
Preferred B Series 2 Shares	27,000,000
Voting Preferred Shares	200,000,000

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

item 9

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Ayala CorporationAC

PSE Disclosure Form 4-31 - Press Release References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C)
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Ayala’s first-half net income expands twofold to P37.8 billion
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Ayala Corporation’s net income expanded twofold in the first half of the year to ¿37.8 billion from a year ago, driven by the solid growth of its banking, telecommunications, and real estate units combined with gains from value realization exercises in its emerging businesses.
Other Relevant Information
A P6.4 billion dividend from a 100% owned subsidiary had to be eliminated from the consolidated financial statements which affected the dividend income and net income attributable to non-controlling interest line items in the year-to-date June 2019 Income Statement. This has no effect on the net income attributable to the parent company.