Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

TR-1: Notifications 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 notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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 notification obligation:

Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustee of the Merrill Lynch UK Special Situations Fund

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

10th December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11th December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Gone above 4%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B15CMQ74

2,089,523

2,089,523

2,793,760

2,793,760

N/A

4.12%

N/A

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,793,760

4.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. 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 name:

15. Contact telephone name:

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Royal Bank of Scotland as Trustee of the Merrill Lynch UK Special Situations Fund

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS

Phone number & email

020 7743 2602

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Kai Chew

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

BlackRock, Inc

Contact address

33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS

Phone number & email

020 7743 2602

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Kai Chew

C: Additional information