ABBY.L Regulatory News (ABBY)

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

GALLAGHER HOLDINGS LIMITED

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

NOTIFICATION CONCERNS A PERSON(S) CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH A PDMR (CHARLES GALLAGHER - EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, DAVID GALLAGHER - DIRECTOR AND AVRIL GALLAGHER - DIRECTOR)

b)

Initial Notification Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

ABBEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

b)

LEI

N/A

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument,

type of

instrument

Identification code

ORDINARY 32 CENT SHARES

ISIN: IE 0000020408

b)

Nature of the transaction

PURCHASE OF 20,000 ORDINARY 32 CENT SHARES IN ABBEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A - SINGLE TRANSACTION

e)

Date of the transaction

17th July 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

DUBLIN.

g)

Additional Information

The shares were purchased by Abbey plc ("the company") pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 5 October 2018