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11 Oct 2007 16:33

Avanti Screenmedia Group PLC11 October 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached (ii): Avanti Screenmedia Group 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 theacquisition 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 (iii): BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. SeeSection 9 for further information. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 10 October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) GB00B01JDG2 1,554,067 1,554,067 Ord GBP 0.01 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect GB00B01JDG2 538,178 538,178 365,889 2.091 1.422 Ord GBP 0.01 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 904,067 3.513 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): BT Pension Scheme Trustees is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund TrusteesLimited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Pensions Management Limited.Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of: HermesInvestment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issue: 3.513%) Please see section 13 for further information Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See comment in Section 13 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: See comment in Section 13 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: See comment in Section 13 13. Additional information: Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standingproxy contained in investment management agreements with various underlyingclients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme. All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for thepurposes of DTR 5.2.1(a) and disclosed pursuant to DTR 5.1.5. This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is made bythe ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e) 14. Contact name: Valerie Davidson/ Margaret Moss 15. Contact telephone number: 0207 680 2177/ 0207 680 2125 Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi) A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation: Full name (including legal form for legal entities): BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme andHermes Pensions Management Limited. Contact address (registered office for legal entities): Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ Phone number: 0207 702 0888 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons): BT Pension Scheme Trustees is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund TrusteesLimited, which is the parent undertaking of the Group of companies subject tothe notification obligation as indirect holders of voting rights for the purposeof DTR 5.2.1 (e) and 5.2.1 (e) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name: Hermes Investment Management Limited as agent on behalf of BT Pension SchemeTrustees Limited as Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme Contact address: Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8HZ Phone number: 0207 680 2177/ 0207 680 2125 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legalentity subject to the notification obligation): Hermes Investment Management Limited acts as Investment Limited acts asinvestment manager on behalf of BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited. C: Additional information: Please Contact Bianca da Silva / Margaret Moss on the above number for furtherinformation This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange