ANL Abbey Nat.

RNS Number:9045D
Abbey National PLC
08 October 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Abbey National plc




2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Credit Suisse First Boston Group



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

Credit Suisse First Boston Equities Limited - 36,669,703

96,000 (stock lending arrangements)



Credit Suisse First Boston International Limited -1,813,595

Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited - 7,000,000




5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


45,483,298



6. Percentage of issued class


3.1%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


n/a



8. Percentage of issued class


n/a



9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 10 p each



10. Date of transaction


5 October 2004



11. Date company informed


8 October 2004



12. Total holding following this notification


45,483,298



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.1%



14. Any additional information


None



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Gail McGrath   0207 756 4772



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


Gail McGrath



Date of notification


8 October 2004



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