RE: Holding in Company

12 Sep 2005 11:01

Abbey PLC12 September 2005 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 7.09.2005 Bank of Ireland 10,166,544 32.62% Nominees Limited I would confirm that the shareholder has not required 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 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