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28 Dec 2007 12:00

Abbey National PLC28 December 2007 Abbey National plc ("Abbey") 28 December 2007 Executive Directors' Changes in Executive Responsibilities Further to the announcement made on 17 July 2007, the Abbey Board have formallyapproved the appointment of Alison Brittain (previously Hopkins) as ManagingDirector of its Retail Direct Division. This is an Executive Director positioneffective from 2 January 2008 and will include responsibility for BranchDistribution, Telephone Distribution, e-commerce, Business Banking, PremiumBanking and Commercial Mortgages. In addition, Miguel Braganca, Executive Director, Retail Products and Marketingwill relinquish his Executive Directorship with effect from 2 January 2008. Hewill conclude his assignment with Abbey on 31 January 2008 when he will returnto Santander in Portugal to re-assume his previous position as ExecutiveDirector. However, he will remain on the Board of Abbey as a Non-ExecutiveDirector. As a result of the above changes, Nathan Bostock, Executive Director, willrelinquish his interim responsibilities for the Branch Distribution network andAbbey's Premium Banking business and re-assume responsibility for Finance,together with Retail Products and Marketing. This will be effective on 2January 2008 and will be in addition to his role as Director of HR. The above changes are subject to FSA approval. Ends Media Contacts: Matthew Young, Communications Director Tel: 020 775 64232 Mob: 07802 332292 Anthony Frost, Head of Media Relations Tel: 020 775 65536 Mob: 07979 245715 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange