Director Shareholding

RNS Number:3442U
Abbey PLC
16 January 2004





                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company


Abbey plc



2. Name of director


Mr Richard Shortt



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


n/a



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 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


Share purchase



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


2,500



8. Percentage of issued class


0.00733%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


 n/a



10. Percentage of issued class


n/a



11. Class of security


Ordinary Shares Euro



12. Price per share


Euro8.15



13. Date of transaction


16 January 2004



14. Date company informed


16 January 2004



15. Total holding following this notification


9,500



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.0279%



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


David Dawson

00 44 1707 651 266



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


David J Dawson

Company Secretary



Date of Notification


16 January 2004











This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                            The Irish Stock Exchange
















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