Holding in Company

29 Sep 2005 09:16

Abbey PLC29 September 2005 Mr James Ferguson VIA EMAIL Operations Manager announcements@ise.ie The Irish Stock Exchange 28 Anglesea Street Dublin 2 29 September 2005 Dear Mr Ferguson 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 No. Shares % of Issued Date DateShare Capital 28.09.2005 28.09.2005 3,407,000 10.89% Shareholder FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity InternationalLimited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficialholders. 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