Holding(s) in Company

19th Mar 2007 11:47

KBC Advanced Technologies plc19 March 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: KBC Advanced Technologies plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other (please specify): Revised notification under the Disclosure andTransparency Rules 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AXA SA, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) : 2 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISINCODE Ordinary Shares Number of shares Number of voting RightsGB0004804646 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of votingpossible using the ISIN shares rights rightsCODE Ordinary Shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0004804646 95,000 95,000 7,572,500 0.17% 13.82% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 7,667,500 13.99% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable Name of Company/Fund No. of shares % Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 20,000 0.03650Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 75,000 0.13686Total Direct 95,000 0.17336 AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity 550,000 1.00365AXA Framlington Monthly Income 4,812,500 8.78196AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies 1,250,000 2.28103Framlington onshore private clients 880,000 1.60584Framlington onshore private clients 80,000 0.14599Total Indirect 7,572,500 13.81847 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: None 14. Contact name: Janet Ireland, Company Secretary, KBC Advanced Technologies plc 15. Contact telephone number: 01932 236236 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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