Holding(s) in Company

 9 July 2010

NEOVIA Financial Plc

Holding in Company

Friday 9 July 2010 - NEOVIA Financial Plc (LSE: NEO) received notification on 8 July 2010 that Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC ("Franklin") now has a beneficial interest in the Company's shares that resulted in Franklin holding a total of 20,434,363 ordinary shares representing approximately 17.04% of the issued share capital and votes of the Company.

As at 8 July 2010, the Company had 119,920,953 ordinary shares in issue.

For further information contact:

Andrew Gilchrist + 44 (0) 1624 698 713

VP Communications, NEOVIA Financial Plc

Email: [email protected]

Paul Shackleton

Daniel Stewart & Company plc + 44 (0) 20 7776 6550