Holding in Company

26 Jul 2007 11:54

Abbey PLC26 July 2007 Abbey Plc 26 July 2007 Re: Holding in Company A letter from Abbey Plc to the Irish Stock Exchange, dated 26 July 2007,received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 26 July 2007. The Irish Stock Exchange 28 Anglesea Street Dublin 2 26 July 2007 REGULATORY NEWS SERVICE NUMBER: 402085 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. of Shares % of Issued Share Capital 24.07.2007 26.07.2007 Bank of Ireland Asset 2,875,412 9.92% Management Of this holding 9,417 units are registered in the name of Nortrust NomineesLimited, 23,934 units are registered in the name of BNY Custodial NomineesLimited and 2,842,061 are registered in the name of Bank of Ireland NomineesLimited, as registered owner only, on behalf of a range of clients who are eachthe beneficial owner of a portion of the shareholding. 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