Major Interests in Shares

Aviva PLC
23 August 2005


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Aviva plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Cater Allen International Limited




3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


In respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above arising from stock
loan transactions done under the relevant approved documentation as a principal
trading member of the London Stock Exchange



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them




Cater Allen International Limited



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not Known



6. Percentage of issued class


Not Known



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not applicable





8. Percentage of issued class


Not applicable



9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each



10. Date of transaction


22 August 2005



11. Date company informed


23 August 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


127,927,075



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.38%



14. Any additional information


This holding has arisen from stock loan transactions done under the relevant approved documentation as a principal
trading member of the London Stock Exchange



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Joanne Bujak - 020 7662 2563



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Joanne Bujak



Date of notification


23 August 2005



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