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Abbey PLC12 September 2005 The following replaces the announcement released today, 12 September 2005 at11.03 RNS No. 1316R. The first sentence in the last paragraph should read "theshareholder has not acquired any further ordinary shares" and not "required anyfurther ordinary shares" as previously stated. Apologies for this error. Abbey Plc 12 September 2005 RE: Holding in Company A letter from Abbey Plc dated 12 September 2005 to the Irish Stock Exchange.Received by the Irish Stock Exchange on 12 September 2005. 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 09.09.2005 12.09.2005 Gallagher Holdings 10,166,544 32.50% 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 1,917,739 ordinary sharesby Abbey plc of its own shares on 9 September 2005 Yours sincerelyFor and on behalf ofABBEY PLC David J DawsonCompany 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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