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 June, 2003

                               ABBEY NATIONAL plc
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                 Abbey National House, 2 Triton Square, Regent's
                         Place, 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.

                     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

(a) Lord Burns
(b) Leon Allen
(c) Richard Hayden
(d) Peter Ogden
(e) Vittorio Radice
(f) Lord Shuttleworth
(g) Keith Woodley

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

(a) Director
(b) Director
(c) Director
(d) Director
(e) Director
(f) Director
(g) Director

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

(a) Lord Burns
(b) Leon Allen
(c) Richard Hayden
(d) Peter Ogden
(e) Vittorio Radice
(f) Lord Shuttleworth
(g) Keith Woodley

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

(a) Director
(b) Director
(c) Director
(d) Director
(e) Director
(f) Director
(g) Director

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

(a) 2,906
(b) 288
(c) 293
(d) 348
(e) 288
(f) 288
(g) 579

8) Percentage of issued class

Nominal

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each

12) Price per share

504.6p

13) Date of transaction

19 June, 2003

14) Date company informed

19 June, 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

(a) 12,664
(b) 5,202
(c) 55,207
(d) 5,262
(e) 3,202
(f) 2,139
(g) 7,575

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Nominal

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

Ian Christie, 0207 756 4328

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification Ian Christie, Assistant Group Secretary

        Date of Notification. 19 June, 2003

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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: 23 June, 2003                         By  /s/ Ian Christie
                                            Abbey National Group Secretariat