Holding in Company

14 Jul 2006 10:48

Abbey PLC14 July 2006 Abbey Plc 14 July 2006 RE: Holding in Company A letter from Abbey Plc dated 14 July 2006 to the Irish Stock Exchange. Receivedby the Irish Stock Exchange on 14 July 2006. 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 10,166,54413.07.2006 14.07.2006 Gallagher Holdings 35.09% 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 702,221 ordinary shares byAbbey plc of its own shares on 13 July 2006 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