ANL Abbey Nat.

    FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for
each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

Date of Disclosure 20 September 2004

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

Date of Dealing 17 September 2004

Dealing in ABBEY NATIONAL

(1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORD GBP0.10

(2) Amount bought       Amount sold      Price per unit
                0                73              5.6879
                0               100              5.6957
                0               100              5.6836
                0               166              5.7150
                0               200              5.7179
                0               242              5.7207
                0               250              5.7354
                0               381              5.7011
                0               500              5.7032
                0               543              5.6750
                0               574              5.6854
                0               600              5.6982
                0             1,100              5.6986
                0             1,500              5.6954
                0             1,500              5.6932
                0             1,825              5.6882
                0             2,500              5.7129
                0             2,580              5.7154
                0             2,789              5.7157
                0             4,740              5.7054
                0             4,750              5.6929
                0             5,940              5.7079
                0             6,000              5.6979
                0             7,500              5.7104
                0             7,515              5.7257
                0             8,000              5.7007
                0             9,115              5.7204
                0            10,000              5.6904
                0            10,250              5.7182
                0            15,206              5.7029
                0            27,046              5.7229
                0            38,770              5.7275
                0            61,926              5.7175
                1                 0              5.5000
            3,999            29,497              5.7250
           31,068           269,900              5.7200
           90,000           459,690              5.7100

(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
    (and percentage of class)     34,743,254        (2.35 % )

(4) Party making disclosure Barclays PLC

(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)
           (b) If dealing for discretionary clients, name of fund management organisation
               
               Barclays PLC

(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

   (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO
                    (ii) offeree         NO

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

(b) Rule 8.3 (i.e. 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

....................................................................................
(Also print name of signatory)
Geoff Smith
Telephone and extension number
0207 699 2305

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