Company Information

ABBEY PLC
Reg. No. 9245 Republic of Ireland

AUDITORS
Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants

SECRETARY & REGISTERED OFFICE
David J. Dawson CA, 25/28 North Wall Quay, Dublin 1

BANKERS
Allied Irish Banks plc
Barclays Bank plc

REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER OFFICE
Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited
P.O. Box 954, Heron House, Corrig Road,
Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
Phone: (01) 447-5104

SOLICITORS
A&L Goodbody

STOCKBROKERS
Davy Stockbroker
Arden Partners

NOMINATED ADVISOR
J&E Davy, trading as Davy

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
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MOST RECENT ANNUAL and INTERIM REPORTS
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MOST RECENT ADMISSION DOCUMENTS
10 NOV 2004 - DCM Admission
10 NOV 2004 - AIM Admission

Securities

TRADING PLATFORMS
Irish Enterprise Exchange
Alternative Investment Market
(NB: The rights of shareholders may be different from the rights of shareholders in a UK incorporated company.)

CURRENT ORDINARY SHARES IN ISSUE
24,626,992 ordinary 32 cent shares.

RIGHTS ATTACHING TO ORDINARY SHARES OF ABBEY PLC
For full details please visit our Shares page.

SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS

In so far as the Company is aware, the percentage of the Company's issued share capital that is not in public hands is 41.47%.

Board of Directors

Charles H. Gallagher (48) M.A., MSc.
A Director of Abbey plc since 1986, Mr. Charles Gallagher was appointed Executive Chairman in May 1993. He is a past president of the H.B.F. (UK House Builders Federation). Mr. Gallagher is also a director of a number of other companies including Gallagher Holdings Limited, Matthew Homes Limited and Charles Wilson Engineers Limited.

Brian R. Hawkins (63) (British) BSc (Eng)
Mr. Hawkins joined the Abbey Group in 1990 and was Managing Director of Abbey Developments Limited from May 1993 to December 2006 and is now Managing Director of Abbey Group Limited. He was co-opted to the Abbey plc Board in June 1997. He holds no otherdirectorships other than those within Abbey plc and its subsidiaries.

Robert N. Kennedy (55) (British) BSc (Econ)
Mr. Kennedy joined the Abbey Group in 1996 and is Managing Director of M&J Engineers Limited. He wasco-opted to the Abbey plc Board in December 1997. He holds no other directorships other than those within Abbey plc and its subsidiaries.

Richard J. Shortt (60)
Mr. Shortt joined the Abbey Group in 1994 and is Managing Director of Kingscroft Developments Limited. He wasco-opted to the Abbey plc Board in May 2002. He holds no other directorships other than those within Abbey plc and its subsidiaries.

David A. Gallagher • ∆ (47) B.A., MSc. (Non-Executive)
Mr. Gallagher was appointed to the Abbey plc Board in May 1993. Mr. Gallagher is a director of a number of other companies including Gallagher Holdings Limited, Matthew Homes Limited and Charles Wilson Engineers.

J. Roger Humber • ∆ (65) (British) BSc (Econ), Hon D. Tech (Non-Executive)
Mr. Humber was appointed to the Abbey plc Board in December 1999. He was previously Chief Executive of the H.B.F. (UK House Builders Federation) from 1979 to 1999. Mr. Humber is a director of a number of other companies including Magnum Fine Wines plc and P.E. Jones (Contractors) Limited and its subsidiaries. He is Chair of Circle Anglia Housing Group, a registered social landlord.

John F. Hogan • ∆ (68) B.Comm, F.C.A. (Non-Executive)
Mr. Hogan was appointed a non-executive director of the Group in December 2001. He is a former Managing Partner of Ernst & Young in Ireland and was a member of its global board. He is currently a non-executive director of C & C Group plc, Butterfield Umbrella Fund plc, Prudential International Assurance plc and other private companies.

(•) Member of Audit Committee
(∆) Member of Remuneration Committee

Memorandum and Articles of Association

Our Memorandum and Articles of Association, adopted on 2 October 1987 and amended by Special Resolution 27 September 1991, are available for download as a PDF [1.7 MB].