Major Interests In Shares

Aviva PLC
30 August 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Aviva plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Deutsche Bank AG





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


Shareholder named in 2 above and its subsidiary companies.



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




Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Not applicable



6. Percentage of issued class


Not applicable



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


Not Known





8. Percentage of issued class


Not Known





9. Class of security


Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each



10. Date of transaction


26 August 2005



11. Date company informed


26 August 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


Not Known



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


Less than 3%



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Andrew Morgan - 020 7662 2227



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


Andrew Morgan



Date of notification


30 August 2005



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