Share Buy Back

3rd Oct 2005 17:23

Abbey PLC03 October 2005 Abbey Plc (the 'Company') Share Buy Back Abbey Plc announces that on 3 October 2005, it purchased 130,000 ordinary sharesof €0.32 each in the issued share capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at€8.80 per share to be held as treasury shares. Following the above purchase the Company holds 3,067,739 Ordinary Shares astreasury shares. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding sharesheld as treasury shares) is 31,010,043. This purchase was made pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at anExtraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 21 June 2005. To date3,067,739 shares have been repurchased under this authority. Enquires: Abbey Plc: David Dawson Tel: +44 1707 621203 Davy: Brian Garrahy Tel: +353 1 679 6363 3 October 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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