Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:1913P
Abbey National PLC
29 August 2003

                                  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 of shares / amount of stock acquired


64,407,787



6. Percentage of issued class


4.42%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 10p each



10. Date of transaction


22 August 2003






11. Date company informed


27 August 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


64,407,787



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.42%



14. Any additional information


The Company has been notified that Lehman Brothers International (Europe) has 
taken a total of 4.42% in the ordinary shares of the Company in the normal 
course of its borrowing and lending business.



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Helen McKenzie  0141 275 9786



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


Helen McKenzie



Date of notification


29 August 2003



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