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SQS Software Quality Systems AG10 October 2007 Holding in Company 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|SQS Software Quality Systems AG |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 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: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|Aviva plc & its subsidiaries |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 306,482* |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|Chase GA Nominees Limited 843,997* |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|Chase Nominees Limited 60,728* |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|CUIM Nominee Limited 282,650* |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|Vidacos Nominees Limited 333,300 |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|*denotes direct interest |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|3 October 2007 |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 6. Date on which issuer notified: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|4 October 2007 |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|7% to 6% Change at Direct Interest level |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares +------------+------------------------------------------------------+-+-+|Class/type |Situation previous to the triggering transaction | | ||of shares +--------------------+---------------------------------+-+-+| |Number of Shares |Number of Voting Rights | | || | | +-+-+| | | | | |+------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+-+-+|DE0005493514|1,858,157 |1,858,157 | | |+------------+--------------------+---------------------------------+-+-+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+-----------------+-------------------------+----------------------------+|Number of shares |Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-----------------+---------+---------------+--------+-------------------+|Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect |+-----------------+---------+---------------+--------+-------------------+|1,493,857 |1,493,857|333,300 |6.93% |1.55% |+-----------------+---------+---------------+--------+-------------------+ B: Financial Instruments +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise / |Number of |% of voting ||financial |date |conversion |voting rights |rights ||instrument | |period / date |that may be | || | | |acquired if | || | | |the instrument| || | | |is exercised /| || | | |converted | |+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+| n/a |+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Total (A+B): +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+|1,827,157 |8.48% |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|See Section 4 |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the 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 revised total number of voting rights of ||21,546,309. |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 14. Contact name: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|Neil Whittaker |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 15. Contact telephone number: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+|00 44 1603 684420 |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities): +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Contact address (registered office for legal entities): +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Phone number: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Contact address: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Phone number: +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ C: Additional information +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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