SAR - Bookham Technology

Aviva PLC 22 October 2003 FORM SAR 5 Date of Disclosure: 22 October 2003 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 OF RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs') Date of sale: 21/10/2003 Sale of (name of company): BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC (1) Class of voting shares (e.g. ordinary shares) ORD GBP0.00333 Number of shares/rights over shares sold 1,232,368 Shares 0 Rights If rights over shares sold, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify nature of rights (2) Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in issue) 31,443,066 14.551% (3) Party making disclosure: Aviva plc (4) (a) Name of person selling shares or rights over Aviva plc and its Subsidiaries (b) Names of other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) Signed, for and on behalf of the part named in (3) above: (Also print name of signatory): Neil Whittaker Telephone and extension number: 01603 684420 For full details of SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. Email: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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