Holding(s) in Company

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
11 April 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.  Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
    voting rights are attached:

    Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

2.  Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
    acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

    Other (please specify): No


3.  Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

    Aviva plc and its subsidiaries


4.  Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

    BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 469,124 ordinary shares

    Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 1,084,828 ordinary shares

    Chase Nominees Limited 73,791 ordinary shares

    CUIM Nominee Limited 392,141 ordinary shares

    Vidacos Nominees Limited 29,190 ordinary shares


5.  Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
    reached if different) :

    5 April 2007


6.  Date on which issuer notified:

    10 April 2007


7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

    3% to 2%


8.  Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                                 transaction
Ordinary Shares                           Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights

GB0004270301                              2,386,740       2,386,740

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if        Number of  Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE   shares     rights                rights

Ordinary Shares                Direct     Direct     Indirect   Direct  Indirect

GB0004270301                   2,049,074  2,049,074  N/A        2.71%   N/A


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   Date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights

N/A         N/A        N/A           N/A                                N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights             % of voting rights

2,049,074                           2.71%


9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

    See section 4 above


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

    See section 4 above


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

    N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

    N/A


13. Additional information:
 
    Percentage holdings are based on total number of voting rights of 75,548,640


14. Contact name:

    John Humphreys, Company Secretary, Hill & Smith Holdings PLC


15. Contact telephone number:

    0121 704 7430




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