ABBY.L Regulatory News (ABBY)

8 Nov 2005 10:26

Abbey PLC08 November 2005 ABBEY PLC 08 November 2005 Re: Holding in Company A letter from Abbey plc dated 08 November 2005 to Irish Stock Exchange, receivedby the Irish Stock Exchange on 08 November 2005 REGULATORY NEWS SERVICE NUMBER : We have received notification pursuant to section 67 of the Companies Act 1990of the following interest in the issued share capital of Abbey plc. Effective Notification Date Shareholder No. Shares % of Issued Share CapitalDate07.11.2005 08.11.2005 Gallagher Holdings 10,166,544 33.88% Limited I would confirm that the shareholder has not acquired any further ordinaryshares in Abbey plc over the 10,166,544 previously advised. Their percentageholding has increased following the recent buying of 1,000,000 ordinary sharesby Abbey plc of its own shares on 7 November 2005 Yours sincerely For and on behalf of ABBEY PLC David J Dawson Company Secretary This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange