24th Jan 2008 15:42
Morgan Sindall PLC24 January 2008 TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1 Identity of the issuer or the underlying Morgan Sindall plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:2 Reason for the notification: An acquisition of voting rights3 Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Aviva plc & its subsidiaries4 Full name of shareholders(s): Registered holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 939,214* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 2,560,306* Chase Nominees Limited 233,558* CUIM Nominee Limited 696,279* * denotes direct interest Chase Nominees Limited 115,794 CUIM Nominee Limited 27,339 Vidacos Nominees Limited 980,439 Delta Lloyd Institutionale Sustainable Futures Fund 11,319 5 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 23 January 20086 Date on which issuer notified: 24 January 20087 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 12% to 13% change at combined interest level8 Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transactionIf possible using theISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0008085614 5,391,780 5,391,780Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggering transactionIf possible using theISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0008085614 4,429,357 4,429,357 1,134,891 10.35% 2.65%B: Financial instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsinstrument date that may be acquired if Period/Date the instrument is exercised/convertedN/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 5,564,248 13.00% 9 Chain of controlled undertakings through See section 4 which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:Proxy Voting: 10 Name of the proxy holder: See section 411 Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:13 Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 42,801,848.14 Contact for further information: Mary Nettleship, Company Secretary15 Contact telephone number: 020 7307 9218Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Aviva plc and its subsidiariesContact address (registered office for legalentities)Phone number 01603 684420Other useful information (at least legal Neil Whittakerrepresentative for legal persons)B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Global Reporting Unit, Aviva PlcContact addressPhone numberOther useful information (eg functional relationshipwith the person or legal entity subject to thenotification obligation) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Morgan Sindall GroupAviva