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Virgin Mobile Holdings (UK) PLC3 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY VIRGIN MOBILE HOLDINGS (UK) PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED A SUBSIDIARY OF AVIVA PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 NOTIFICATION BY AVIVA PLC BEHALF OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED AND AVIVA PLC (SEE ALSO BOX 14 BELOW) 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. REGISTERED HOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LTD 658,951 (MATERIAL) CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LTD 10,890,995 (MATERIAL) CHASE NOMINEES LTD 732,183 (MATERIAL) CUIM NOMINEE LTD 197,400 (MATERIAL) 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) Percentage of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 131,715 8) Percentage of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction 1ST FEBRUARY 2005 11) Date company informed 3RD FEBRUARY 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 12,479,529 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.99% BASED ON 250,000,000 ISSUED SHARES 14) Any additional information THE NOTIFICATION STATES THAT AVIVA PLC IS ONLY REQUIRED TO NOTIFY INTERESTSWHICH ARE DEFINED AS MATERIAL INTERESTS WHEN THE HOLDING IS EQUAL TO 3% OR MOREOF THE COMPANY'S RELEVANT SHARE CAPITAL. THE TERM MATERIAL INTERESTS EXCLUDECERTAIN CATEGORIES WHERE AVIVA PLC DOES NOT HOLD A BENEFICIAL INTEREST, FOREXAMPLE WHERE THE SHARES ARE HELD IN AN AUTHORISED UNIT TRUST SCHEME OR OPENENDED INVESTMENT COMPANY. HOLDINGS IN THOSE CATEGORIES ARE THEREFORE NOTINCLUDED IN THE HOLDING NOTIFIED. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries PHILIP AULD TEL: 01225 895943 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification .....3RD FEBRUARY 2005............ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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