# FORM 6-K

SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington,
  D.C. 20549

# Report of
  Foreign Issuer

# Pursuant
  to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

# Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934

For the month
  of May 2004

ABBEY NATIONAL
  PLC 
  (Translation of registrants name into English)

Abbey National
  House, 2 Triton Square
London NW1 3AN, England   
   (Address of principal executive offices)

|Indicate
      by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
      cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form 20-F . . . .X. . . . Form 40-F . . . . . . . . Indicate
        by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained
        in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
        pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


Yes
  . . . . . . . No . . .X. . . .

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#### SCHEDULE
  11

NOTIFICATION
  OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company



ABBEY NATIONAL PLC





2. Name of director



MARK ANDREW PAIN





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



AS IN 2 ABOVE





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



PURCHASE OF SHARES UNDER
  THE PARTNERSHIP SHARE SCHEME





7. Number of shares / amount
  of stock acquired



28





8. Percentage of issued
  class



0.00%





9. Number of shares/amount
  of stock disposed



N/A





10. Percentage of issued
  class



N/A





11. Class of security



ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH





12. Price per share



443p





13. Date of transaction



30 APRIL 2004





14. Date company informed



30 APRIL 2004





15. Total holding following
  this notification



58,386





16. Total percentage holding
  of issued class following this notification



0.00%





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



JASON WRIGHT  020
  7756 4767





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



JASON WRIGHT





Date of Notification



4 MAY 2004





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  express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material
  and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable
  for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business
  or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or
  inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any
  action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material.



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# SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements
  of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
  report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

|                 |  | ABBEY NATIONAL PLC           
|---------------- |  | -----------------------------
|Date: 4 May 2004 |  | By:/s/
      Jason Wright    
|                 |  | Jason WrightAbbey Secretariat