RNS Number:6134I
Abbey National PLC
12 March 2003


                               ABBEY NATIONAL PLC
                         CHANGE IN DIRECTORS' INTERESTS


In pursuance of the Company's obligations under Section 329 of the Companies Act
1985 and Chapter 16, (paragraph 16.13) of the Listing Rules, I hereby notify you
that the directors listed below have today notified the Company that the
following awards have been made in respect of shares held by the Abbey National
Employee Trust, under the Company's Share Matching Scheme ("the Scheme"), as a
result of which they have a right to acquire the number of ordinary shares of
10p each of the Company indicated below for nil consideration, subject to the
satisfaction of the performance conditions set out in the rules of the Scheme.


Director                                         No. of Shares


Luqman Arnold                                    26,592


Yasmin Jetha                                     9,418


Mark Pain                                        6,509

11th March 2003


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