Holding in Company

24 Apr 2008 11:21

Abbey PLC24 April 2008 Mr James Ferguson ViaEmail: announcements@ise.ie Operations Manager The Irish Stock Exchange 28 Anglesea Street Dublin 2 24 April 2008 REGULATORY NEWS SERVICE NUMBER : 328904 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 Capital23.04.2008 24.04.2008 Gallagher Holdings 10,166,544 41.28% 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 966,678 ordinary shares byAbbey plc of its own shares on 23 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