24th Mar 2006 12:35
Abbey PLC24 March 2006 Abbey Plc 24 March 2006 RE: Holding in Company A letter from Abbey Plc dated 24 March 2006 to the Irish Stock Exchange,received by the Irish Stock Exchange on 24 March 2006. 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 23.03.2006 24.03.2006 Gallagher Holdings 10,166,544 34.26% Limited I would confirm that the shareholder has not acquired any further ordinaryshares in Abbey plc over the 10,166,544 previously advised. Their percentageholding has increased following the recent buying of 338,299 ordinary shares byAbbey plc of its own shares on 24 March 2006 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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