Change to Company Structure

9th Jan 2009 10:59



9 January 2009

Changes to the legal structure of Abbey and Alliance & Leicester

Further to the announcement on 17 December 2008, Abbey National plc ("Abbey") has today increased its issued share capital. Banco Santander, S.A. has transferred its Alliance & Leicester plc ("A&L") shares to Abbey in exchange for 12,631,375,230 Abbey ordinary shares of £0.10 per share. Accordingly, Abbey is now the immediate parent company of A&L.

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Contacts

Matthew Young (Communications Director, Abbey) 020 7756 4232

Anthony Frost (Head of Corporate Communications, Abbey) 020 7756 5536

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