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Novae Group PLC01 June 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Novae Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC through Barclays Life Assurance Company Limited, Barclays GlobalInvestors Limited and Barclays Capital Securities Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 1,751,038Chase Nominees Limited a/c 16376 166,124Chase Nominees Limited a/c 20947 3,385,899Chase Nominees Limited a/c 21359 681,268Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 110,574Chase Nominees Limited a/c 28270 192,606JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 156,743JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 229,537JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 381,093JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 147,748JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 274,592JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 2,870,520JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16482 1,740,919JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 235,302 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 12,323,963 6. Percentage of issued class 3.37% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 8. Percentage of issued class 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 10 pence 10. Date of transaction 18 May 2006 11. Date company informed 1 June 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 12,323,963 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.37% 14. Any additional information Shares acquired upon the Scheme of Arrangement of SVB Holdings PLC 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Teresa Furmston 020 7903 7303 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Mark Turvey Date of notification 1 June 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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