RNS Number:8936W
Abbey National PLC
24 March 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Abbey National plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Lehman Brothers International (Europe)


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


As 2 above



5. Number ofshares / amount of stock acquired


 73,119,184



6. Percentage of issued class


 5.00%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed



8. Percentage of issued class



9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 10 p each



10. Date of transaction


18 March 2004



11. Date company informed


23 March 2004



12. Total holding following this notification


73,119,184



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.00%


14. Any additional information



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Shaun Coles  0207 756 4766



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Shaun Coles



Date of notification


24 March 2004



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