Holding(s) in Company

1. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

A disposal voting rights  

  X 

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): 

2. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

3. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 2.):

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited  5,959,368*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 19,321,240*

Chase Nominees Limited879,543*

CUIM Nominee Limited4,366,418*

Vidacos Nominees Limited65,125*

*denotes direct interest

BNP Paribas - London636,429

Chase Nominees Limited 3,065,451

State Street Nominees Limited 9,428,137

Vidacos Nominees Limited 1,603,080

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

18 November 2008

5. Date on which issuer notified:

19 November 2008

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

13% to 12% Change at Combined Interest level

7. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

if possible using the 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

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

GB0007029209

45,971,166

45,971,166

30,591,694

30,591,694

14,733,097

8.73%

4.20%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

45,324,791

12.93%

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

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

Aviva plc (Parent Company)

Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

Proxy Voting:

9. Name of the proxy holder:

See Section 3

10. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

11. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

12. Additional information:

Figures are based on a revised total number of voting rights of 350,427,481

Protherics 

Nick Staples, Director of Corporate Affairs

+44 (0) 7919 480510

Julie Vickers, Company Secretary 

+44 (0)1928 518010

Financial Dynamics - press enquiries

London: Ben Atwell, Lara Mott

+44 (0) 20 7831 3113 

New York: John Capodanno

+1 212 850 5600