24th Oct 2006 14:55
Abacus Group PLC24 October 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Abacus Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Aviva plc and its subsidiaries 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 As in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the numberof shares held by each of them Morley Fund Management Ltd:BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 413,560*Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 1,132,084*Chase Nominees Ltd 137,000*CUIM Nominee Ltd 406,120**denotes beneficial interest 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired n/a 6. Percentage of issued class n/a 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 403,000 8. Percentage of issued class 0.56% 9. Class of security Ord GBP0.05 10. Date of transaction 20 October 2006 11. Date company informed 24 October 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 2,088,764* *beneficial interest only 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.90% 14. Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue of 72,064,313 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of notification This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Aviva