Major Interests in shares

RNS Number : 3899K

Aviva PLC

19 April 2010

 



TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Aviva plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of 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):see item 13

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

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

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

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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

15 April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 April 2010

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

From 4% to 3%

8. 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

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 25p

116,354,795

116,354,795

110,128,385

110,128,385

3.98%

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx Nominal       Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

110,128,385

3.98%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 110,128,385 - 3.98%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 96,113,677 - 3.47%= PMC)       Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)                                           Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC) ( 96,113,677 - 3.47%= PMC)  Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 2,766,827,653

14. Contact name:

Lyla Spencer

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7662 8137

 

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