Holding(s) in Company

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:

Alliance & Leicester 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:

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

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

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited

2,627,775*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited

7,457,061*

Chase Nominees Limited

563,237*

CUIM Nominees Limited

1,546,337*

Vidacos Nominees Limited

75,588

* denotes direct interest

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

7 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 August 2008

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

3% to

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

Ordinary shares

ISIN GB0000386143

15,974,081

15,974,081

12,269,998

12,269,998

Not applicable

2.91%

Not disclosable

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

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,269,998

2.91%

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

See Section 4

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

See Section 4

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:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 420,998,903

14 Contact name:

Neil Whittaker

15. Contact 

01603 684420