Holding(s) in Company
October 20 2003 - 6:32AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0694R
Aegis Group PLC
20 October 2003
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) NAME OF COMPANY
AEGIS GROUP PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
AVIVA PLC
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
SEE BELOW
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them.
SEE BELOW
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
6) Percentage of issued Class
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
2,943,359
8) Percentage of issued Class
0.26%
9) Class of security
ORD 5P SHARES
10) Date of transaction
15/10/03
11) Date company informed
17/10/03
12) Total holding following this notification
43,556,053
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.92%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
JOHN ROSS
0207 070 7720
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification 20/10/03
LETTER TO AEGIS GROUP PLC
16 October 2003
AEGIS GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY")- SEDOL 0965756
This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 9 October 2003 and is prompted by sales totalling
2,943,359 on 15 October 2003.
This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company (the "shares") and is given
in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the "Act").
1. Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc).
1.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that immediately after the time when the obligation
to make this notification arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 43,556,053 shares.
1.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares
held by each of them are set out in the attached Appendix: Morley Fund Management Limited.
2. Notification on behalf of Aviva plc.
2.1 We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the time when the obligation to make this
notification arose Aviva plc were interested in 43,556,053 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage interest in
the shares of 3.92%.
2.2 The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this notification relates and the number of shares
held by each of them are set out in the attached Appendix; Aviva plc.
If you require further information as to which companies in the Aviva group hold interests in the shares (by virtue of
s.203 of the Act) please submit a written request and we will be happy to supply this information.
We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests when the holding is equal to 3% or more
of the Company's relevant share capital. The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised Unit Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment
Company. Holdings in those categories are therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. If you wish
us to confirm the level of holdings in these categories, please let us know.
Margaret Watts
for and on behalf of Aviva plc
APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 10,155,655 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 21,425,891 (Material)
Chase Nominees Ltd 1,029,154 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd 9,977,858 (Material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 967,495 (Material)
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 3.92%
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 1,112,174,529
APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC
REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 10,155,655 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 21,425,891 (Material)
Chase Nominees Ltd 1,029,154 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd 9,977,858 (Material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd 967,495 (Material)
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 3.92%
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 1,112,174,529
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