19th Feb 2008 18:02
Abbey PLC19 February 2008 Mr James Ferguson ViaEmail: [email protected] Head of Operations The Irish Stock Exchange 28 Anglesea Street Dublin 2 19 February 2008 Dear Mr Ferguson 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 Notification Shareholder No. Shares % of Issued Date Date Share Capital 18.02.2008 19.02.2008 Bank of Ireland 1,225,501 4.61% Asset Management Of this holding 55,641 units are registered in the name of Mellon NomineesLimited, 19,854 units are registered in the name of BNY Custodial NomineesLimited and 1,150,006 are registered in the name of Bank of Ireland NomineesLimited, as registered owner only, on behalf of a range of clients who are eachthe beneficial owner of a portion of the shareholding. 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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