Holding in Company

9 Apr 2008 15:30

Abbey PLC09 April 2008 Mr James Ferguson ViaEmail: announcements@ise.ie Operations Manager The Irish Stock Exchange 28 Anglesea Street Dublin 2 9 April 2008 REGULATORY NEWS SERVICE NUMBER : 209593 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 Date Notification Date Shareholder No.Shares % of Issued Share Capital08.04.2008 09.04.2008 Gallagher Holdings 10,166,544 39.36% 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 600,000 ordinary shares byAbbey plc of its own shares on 8 April 2008. 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