Avingtrans Regulatory News (AVG)

TR-1:NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

AVINGTRANS PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

√

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

NIGEL WRAY

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

PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED

ROY NOMINEES LIMITED

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

13 April 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 April 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

16%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

ORDINARY SHARES

GB0009188797

4,149,333

4,149,333

2,877,033

2,877,033

1,477,300

11.05%

5.68%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,354,333

16.73%

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

Nigel Wray has a beneficial interest in shares in Avingtrans Plc held by the following nominees

Pershing Nominees Limited 2,877,033

The family of Nigel Wray maintain a beneficial interest in the shares held by Roy Nominees Limited 1,477,300

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

Figures are based on total number of voting rights 26,030,577

14. Contact name:

Nigel Wray

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7647 7647

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Nigel Wray

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Cavendish House, 18 Cavendish Square,

London W1G 0PJ

Phone number & email

020 7647 7467

Nigel.wray@brendonstreet.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

Of the shares in (9) above, 195,000 shares (0.75%) are held as a trustee of The Priory Foundation, a charitable trust.

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.