abbey national was taken over by santander on february 2005.
abbey national was taken over by santander on february 2005.
when was abbey national taken over by santander?
february 2005
in september 2003, the bank rebranded as abbey, and in november 2004, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the spanish santander group, with a rebrand following in february 2005. in january 2010, the savings business of bradford & bingley was combined with the bank, and abbey national plc was renamed santander uk plc. prior to the takeover, abbey national plc was a constituent of the ftse 100 index.









































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section::::history.:early history.
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arnold spearheaded a major reorganisation of the bank in september 2003 that also saw the brand name shortened to abbey, the abbey.com domain name launched and the abbey national umbrella logo dropped. banking literature was also simplified as part of the programme, labelled 'turning banking on its head'.









































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on 26 july 2004, abbey national plc and banco santander central hispano, sa announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition by banco santander of abbey.
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