Holding(s) in Company

Avingtrans PLC
28 October 2002


Avingtrans plc: Holding in company

Avingtrans plc was informed on 25 October 2002 of the following acquisition of
its shares by Singer & Friedlander Investment Management Limited, which was made
on 21 October 2002:


(1)  Class of voting shares          Number of shares/rights over shares  If rights over shares acquired,
     (eg ordinary shares)            acquired                             as opposed to the shares
                                                                          themselves, specify nature of
                                                                          rights

     Ordinary 5p shares              50,000  shares                       N/A

                                     N/A     rights



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

     885,000 (12.55%)                N/A                                  12.55%




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