26th May 2006 16:30
Alliance & Leicester PLC26 May 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Alliance & Leicester plc 2. Name of shareholders having a major interest Aviva plc and its subsidiaries 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Morley Fund Management Ltd: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 4,174,339*Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 6,828,849*Chase Nominees Ltd 529,187*CUIM Nominees Ltd 3,159,485*Vidacos Nominees Ltd 104,929* *Denotes beneficial interest 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 1,652,144 6. Percentage of issued class 0.37% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares 50p each 10. Date of transaction 23 May 2006 11. Date Company informed 25 May 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 14,796,789 - beneficial interest only 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.28% 14. Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue of 450,466,785 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Richard Hawker - 0116 200 3855 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Simon LloydGroup Secretary Date of notification 26 May 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Aviva