14th Dec 2016 17:15
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | |||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Phoenix Group Holdings | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
| Other (please specify): | Restatement - correction to position reported on 12 December 2016, which was erroneously issued due to an administrative error | √ | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Registered Holder: 
 Available on request5,852,672* 
 BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 110,332* 
 Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited445,269* 
 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited109,037* 
 State Street Nominees Limited9,915,759* * denotes direct interest 
 Chase Nominees Limited316,818 Vidacos Nominees Limited3,688,594 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 12 December 2016 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14 December 2016 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 5% Change at Combined Interest Level | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||
| Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | |||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | |||||||
| Ordinary Shares KYG7091M1096 | 
 
 
 19,061,349 * | 
 
 
 19,061,349 * | 
 
 
 20,438,481 | 
 
 
 16,433,069 | 
 
 
 4,005,412 | 
 
 
 4.18% | 
 
 
 1.02% | ||||
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 * Includes Right to Recall Loaned Shares (779,115) 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | |||||||
| RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES | N/A | N/A | 779,115* 
 *Direct Interest | 0.20% | |||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights xix, xx 
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 | Nominal | Delta | ||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | 
| 21,217,596 | 5.40% | 
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | |
| The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited and Friends Provident International Limited, with the following chains of controlled undertakings:- 
 Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: · Aviva plc (Parent Company) · Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) · Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) · Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 Friends Provident International Limited: · Aviva plc (Parent Company) · Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) · Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) · Friends Life FPG Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Life Holdings UK Limited) · Friends Life FPL Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPG Limited) · Friends Life Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life FPL Limited) · Friends Life and Pensions Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life Limited) · Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Friends Life and Pensions Limited) 
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| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 | 
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | |
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | |
| 13. Additional information: | Figures are based on the total number of voting rights of 392,849,817, as per the Company's Total Voting Rights announcement of 30 November 2016. 
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| 14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc | 
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 | 
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