9th Jan 2008 17:05
Morgan Sindall PLC09 January 2008 TR1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1 Identity of the issuer or the Morgan Sindall plc underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:2 Reason for the notification: An acquisition or disposal 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 796,657* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 2,316,606* Chase Nominees Limited 206,528* CUIM Nominee Limited 629,901* * denotes direct interest Chase Nominees Limited 103,723 CUIM Nominee Limited 27,339 Vidacos Nominees Limited 958,627 Delta Lloyd Institutionale Sustainable Futures Fund 11,319 5 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 8 January 20086 Date on which issuer notified: 9 January 20087 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 8% to 9% change at direct interest level reached:8 Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the triggering transactionshares Ifpossible usingthe ISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights GB0008085614 4,781,161 4,781,161Class/type of Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Ifpossible usingthe ISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0008085614 3,949,692 3,949,692 1,101,008 9.23% 2.57%B: Financial instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument date rights that may be Period/Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/convertedN/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 5,050,700 11.80% 9 Chain of controlled undertakings See section 4 through 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: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 Aviva plc and its subsidiariesentities)Contact address (registered office forlegal entities)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 legalentity subject to the notificationobligation) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Morgan Sindall GroupAviva