23rd Feb 2007 10:54
AVEVA Group PLC23 February 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: ( X ) 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): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 20th February 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 22nd February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 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 3,037,026 3,037,026 Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggering transactionif possible using the ISIN CODE Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B15CMQ74 2,050,874 2,,050,874 1,020,590 3.05% 1.52% 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 rights3,071,464 4.56% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Please note that this notification includes a disclosure on behalf of thefollowing Investment Trust Companies which has/have a notifiable interest asoutlined below. The interest of each Trust is listed below: Throgmorton Trust 1.19% holdingFramlington Innovative Growth 1.71% holding Name of the Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital Sun Life Unit Assurance Limited 11,391 0.02FTSE All Share Tracker(direct) Sun Life Pensions Management 55,045 0.08FTSE All Share Tracker(direct) AXA Framlington 164,500 0.24Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme(indirect) AXA Framlington 95,600 0.14Islington Group Pension Scheme(indirect) AXA Framlington 160,000 0.24SEI UK Equity(indirect) AXA Framlington 800,000 1.19Throgmorton Trust(direct) AXA Framlington 1,150,000 1.71Framlington Innovative Growth(direct) AXA Framlington 425,000 0.63UK Smaller Companies(indirect) AXA Framlington 93,150 0.14BAE Systems Pensions Fund CIF Trustees(indirect) AXA Framlington 39,140 0.06BAE systems 2000 Pensions Fund(indirect) Framlington onshore private clients 43,200 0.06(indirect) AXA Winterthur 34,438 0.05(direct) Total Direct Interest 2,050,874 3.05 Total Indirect Interest 1,020,590 1.52 Total 3,071,464 4.56% 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: N/A 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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