Share Buy Back

30 Sep 2005 16:26

Abbey PLC30 September 2005 Abbey Plc 30 September 2005 Abbey Plc (the 'Company') Share Buy Back Abbey Plc announces that on 30 September 2005, it purchased 145,000 ordinaryshares of €0.32 each in the issued share capital of the Company ('OrdinaryShares') at €8.80 per share to be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase the Company holds 2,937,739 Ordinary Shares astreasury shares. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 31,140,043. This purchase was made pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at anExtraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 21 June 2005. To date2,937,739 shares have been repurchased under this authority. Enquires: Abbey Plc:Davy: David Dawson BrianGarrahy Tel: +44 1707 621203 Tel:+353 1 679 6363 30 September 2005 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