Change to Company Structure

RNS Number : 3984L

Banco Santander S.A.

09 January 2009

 



9 January 2009

Changes to the legal structure of Abbey and Alliance & Leicester

Further to the announcement on 17 December 2008, Abbey National plc ('Abbey') has today increased its issued share capital.  Banco Santander, S.A. has transferred its Alliance & Leicester plc ('A&L') shares to Abbey in exchange for 12,631,375,230 Abbey ordinary shares of £0.10 per share. Accordingly, Abbey is now the immediate parent company of A&L.

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Contacts

Matthew Young      (Communications Director, Abbey)                   020 7756 4232

Anthony Frost        (Head of Corporate Communications, Abbey)    020 7756 5536

 

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