Share Buy Back(49,597) 16.02.2012
Abbey Plc (the ‘Company’)
Share Buy Back
Abbey Plc announces that on 16 February 2012
, it purchased 49,597 ordinary shares of €0.32 each in the issued share capital of the Company (‘Ordinary Shares’) at €5.50 per share for cancellation.
Following the above the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue is 21,590,578
This purchase was made pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on 17 November 2010. To date 3
,036,414 shares have been repurchased under this authority.
Enquires:
Abbey Plc:
David Dawson
Tel: +44 1707 651266
Davy:
Brian Garrahy
Tel: +353 1 679 6363
17 February, 2012