Holding in Company-Replacemnt

12 Sep 2005 15:17

Abbey PLC12 September 2005 The following replaces the announcement released today, 12 September 2005 at11.01 RNS No. 1313R. The percentage of Issued Share Capital should read 30.62%and not 32.62%. Also, the first sentence in the last paragraph should read "theshareholder has not acquired any further ordinary shares" and not "required anyfurther ordinary shares" as previously stated. Apologies for this error. Abbey Plc 12 September 2005 RE: Holding in Company A letter from Abbey Plc dated 8 September 2005 to the Irish Stock Exchange.Received by the Irish Stock Exchange on 8 September 2005. 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 Capital 06.09.2005 07.09.2005 Bank of Ireland 10,166,544 30.62% Nominees 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 875,000 ordinary shares byAbbey plc of its own shares on 6 September 2005 Yours sincerelyFor and on behalf ofABBEY PLC David J DawsonCompany 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