SAR 3 - Alphameric PLC

Aviva PLC
05 May 2005

                                                                      FORM SAR 3

                           DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITIONS

       (Rule 3 of The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares)




Name of acquirer

AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Beneficial owner, if different from above



AS ABOVE

Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)

N/A

Company dealt in

ALPHAMERIC PLC

Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)

ORD GBP0.025

Date of acquisition

04 MAY 2005




Number of shares acquired

260,000

Number of rights over shares acquired #

N/A

Nature of rights over shares

N/A






Total holding of voting shares (and percentage of total voting shares in issue)

19,354,557..................16.11%

Total holding of rights over shares (and percentage of total voting shares in
issue)

N/A

Combined total holding (and percentage) of voting shares and rights over shares

19,354,557..................16.11%






Date of disclosure

05 MAY 2005

Contact name

NEIL WHITTAKER

Telephone number

01603 684420


    #     See the definition of 'rights over shares' in the Definitions Section
    of the SARs.

For details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see SARs 3 and 5 and their
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.


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