5th Feb 2008 14:38
Morgan Sindall PLC05 February 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 rights 3 Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 4 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 695,879* * denotes direct interest Chase Nominees Limited 115,794 CUIM Nominee Limited 27,339 Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,009,628 5 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 4 February 2008 6 Date on which issuer notified: 5 February 2008 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 12% to 13% change at combined interest level reached: 8 Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transactionIf possible usingthe ISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0008085614 5,563,848 5,563,848Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggering transactionIf possible usingthe ISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0008085614 4,428,957 4,428,957 1,152,761 10.35% 2.69%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 5,581,718 13.04% 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 4 11 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 Secretary 15 Contact telephone number: 020 7307 9218 Annex 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 Aviva plc and its subsidiariesentities)Contact 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 functionalrelationship with the person or legal entitysubject to the notification obligation) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Morgan Sindall GroupAviva