28th Mar 2007 10:18
AVEVA Group PLC28 March 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: AVEVA Group plc 2. Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify): ( X ) Initial disclosure under the Financial Services Authority's DisclosureTransparency Rules 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Standard Life Investments Ltd 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Vidacos Nominees 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 23rd March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27th March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Indirect voting rights exceed 4% and total voting rights exceed 7% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB00B15CMQ74 Initial disclosure Initial disclosure Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggering transactionif possible using theISIN CODE Number of Number of voting % of voting rights shares rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B15CMQ74 Below 3% Below 3% 3,340,505 Below 3% 4.960% B: Financial Instruments Resulting 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 number of voting rights (A+B) % of voting rights4,975,256 7.387% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Standard Life Investments Ltd 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: 14. Contact name: Sue Fincham 15. Contact telephone number: 01223 556695 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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