RE: Holding in Company

13 Sep 2005 14:17

Abbey PLC13 September 2005 Abbey Plc 13 September 2005 RE: Holding in Company A letter from Abbey Plc dated 12 September 2005 to the Irish Stock Exchange,received by the Irish Stock Exchange on 13 September 2005. Notification of Transactions in Shares of Public Limited Companies I refer to Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act 1990 which requiresdisclosure, by a person who acquires an interest in 5% or more of the IssuedShare Capital of a public limited company, to that company of the holding.Subsequent transactions which change the percentage holding by a whole numbermust also be notified. Bank of Ireland Asset Management Limited now holds 4,288,267 units of Abbey OrdEuro.32. Of this holding 52,066 units are registered in the name of CitibankNominees Limited, 222,714 units are registered in the name of Nortrust NomineesLimited. 38,134 units are registered in the name of AIB Nominees Limited and3,975,353 units are registered in the name of Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited,as registered owner only, on behalf of a range of clients each of whom is thebeneficial owner of a portion of the holding. Our interest is being calculated using an Issued Share Capital figure of31,285,043 which is obtained by us from an FTI feed direct from the Irish StockExchange. If you have any queries on the above please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely Roisin Collins Compliance Advisor Bank of Ireland Asset Management 40 Mespil Rd Dublin 4 Direct dial: +353 1 637 8117 Fax: +353 1 637 8038 Email: roisinb.collins@biam.boi.ie 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