Transaction in Own Shares

24 Jan 2008 16:43

Abbey PLC24 January 2008 Abbey Plc (the 'Company') Share Buy Back Abbey Plc announces that on 24 January 2008, it purchased 120,000 ordinaryshares of €0.32 each in the issued share capital of the Company ('OrdinaryShares') at €5.80 per share for cancellation. Following the above the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 26,904,523. This purchase was made pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at anExtraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 19 November 2007. To date2,065,000 shares have been repurchased under this authority. Enquires: Abbey Plc: Davy: David Dawson Brian Garrahy Tel: +44 1707 651266 Tel: +353 1 679 6363 24 January 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange