Avon Protection Regulatory News (AVON)

21 Dec 2005 11:44

Avon Rubber PLC21 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY AVON RUBBER PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDING 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. PLEASE SEE BELOW 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. - 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) - 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 70,000 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.25% 9) Class of security ORDINARY £1 SHARES 10) Date of transaction 20 DECEMBER 2005 11) Date listed company informed 20 DECEMBER 2005 12) Total holding following this notification 3,317,164 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 11.79% 14) Any additional information ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF AVON RUBBER PLC IS 28,127,028 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries P.J. FAIRBAIRN COMPANY SECRETARY 01225 - 896860 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification P.J. FAIRBAIRN Date of Notification 20 DECEMBER 2005 To Avon Rubber PLC dated 20 December 2005 Avon PLC - Ordinary Shares Aberdeen Asset Management PLC writes on behalf of its fund management operating subsidiaries* to inform you that their interest in the above company has decreased by 70,000 shares. The total number of ordinary shares managed by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's operating subsidiaries is 3,317,165 shares representing 11.79% of the issued share capital of that class. A breakdown of our holding is provided on the following spreadsheet. * Aberdeen Asset Management PLC UK Fund Management Subsidiaries Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited Edinburgh Fund Managers Limited Aberdeen Private Investors Limited Murray Johnstone Limited Aberdeen Fund Management Limited Aberdeen Asset Management Life and Pensions Limited Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Funds Limited Aberdeen Asset Management Funds Limited Aberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Limited Aberdeen Asset Management Plc and its Fund Management Operating Subsidiaries* Avon Rubber PLCOrdinary GBP1 Shares Ordinary GBP1 Shares in issue 19-Dec-05 28,127,028 *Fund Management Previous % Current %Operating Subsidiary Fund Name Holding Holding Holding Holding MovementAberdeen Asset Management SELUK - Aberdeen (Ireland) Limited Selector Fund 85,500 0.30% 85500 0.30% 0 Aberdeen Asset Management DWSEIF - Abdn INV1 - Aberdeen Funds Limited UK Equity Income Fur 2,408,000 8.56% 2338000 8.31% (70,000) Aberdeen Asset Management Abdn Investment Funds Funds Limited ICVC - Abdn UK Growth Fund 723,664 2.57% 723664 2.57% 0 Tyco - TTees if Tyco Electronics Pension Plan 170,000 0.60% 170000 0.60% 0 Total Holding 3,387,164 12.04% 3317164 11.79% 0.25% *Funds Management Operating SubsidiariesAberdeen Asset Managers LimitedEdinburgh Fund Managers LimitedAberdeen Private Investors LimitedMurray Johnstone LimitedAberdeen Fund Management LimitedAberdeen Asset Management Life and Pensions LimitedAberdeen Asset Management Investment Funds LimitedAberdeen Asset Management Funds LimitedAberdeen Asset Management Investment Services Limited From Aberdeen Asset Management This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange