Holding(s) in Company
May 14 2003 - 1:26PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:1132L
Abbey National PLC
14 May 2003
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Abbey National plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Fidelity Management & Research Company and Associates
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
As 2 above
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
35 or so Nominee Companies ( for various amounts )
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
1,221,447 Shares ( being the number acquired since last notification )
6. Percentage of issued class
Nominal
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
8. Percentage of issued class
9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
10. Date of transaction
14th May 2003 ( being date notification received )
11. Date company informed
14th May 2003
12. Total holding following this notification
58,767,384 Shares
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.03 per cent
14. Any additional information
Disclosure relates to FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (being
non-beneficial interests)
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
I Christie - Abbey National Group Secretariat (0207 756 4333)
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
I Christie - Abbey National Group Secretariat
Date of notification
14th May 2003
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