RNS Number:8138B
TT International Inv Management
10 August 2004




The 'Rule 8 - Abbey National PLC' announcement released on 10 August 2004 at 
11:47 under RNS No 8045B has been amended.

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

The full amended text is shown below.




                                  Date of Disclosure    10TH AUGUST 2004

                    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 
                       OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing    ABBEY NATIONAL PLC

Dealing in   ORDINARY 10P        (name of company)

1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) 

2)  Amount bought      Amount sold      Price per unit
      5,133                NIL            5.7728
      6,644                NIL            5.8200


3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled 
    (and percentage of class)   20,420,621*          (1.38%)


4) Party making disclosure    TT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT


5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)    
    OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund 
               management organisation   TT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)                                     
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)                          NO
                    (ii) offeree company                           NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)   N/A

If category (8), explain

     (b)  Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% 
          or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)    YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above  N/A  

(Also print name of signatory)    BETH MAHON

Telephone and extension number    020 7410 3526


Note 1.  Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also 
         identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on 
         instructions of a controller

Note 2.  Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all 
         reasons.

Note 3.  Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.  When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company 
         or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company 
         in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must 
         be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8

Note 5.  It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative 
         transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
         relevant information can be given.

Note 6.  In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade 
         should be disclosed.

Note 7.  The resultant total percentage holding of the class of relevant
         security is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and 
         in issue outside treasury.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in 
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:
020 7638 0129. Email: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk





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