Director Shareholding

RNS Number:3914T
Abbey National PLC
17 December 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Abbey National plc

2. Name of director

 1. Keith Woodley
 2. Lord Charles Shuttleworth
 3. Vittorio Radice
 4. Peter Ogden
 5. Richard Hayden
 6. Leon Allen
 7. Terence Burns

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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

As named in 2 above.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

As named in 2 above.

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Purchase Abbey National plc Ordinary 10 pence Shares

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

 1. 827 shares
 2. 274 shares
 3. 274 shares
 4. 274 shares
 5. 279 shares
 6. 274 shares
 7. 2763 shares


8. Percentage of issued class




9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each

12. Price per share

530.75

13. Date of transaction

17 December 2003

14. Date company informed

17 December 2003

15. Total holding following this notification

 1. 9193 shares
 2. 2699 shares
 3. 3740 shares
 4. 5740 shares
 5. 55754 shares
 6. 5740 shares
 7. 18063 shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant




18. Period during which or date on which exercisable




19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option




20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number




21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise




22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification




23. Any additional information






24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Fiona Mitchell
0141 275 9787

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

Fiona Mitchell

Date of Notification

17 December 2003

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