Holding(s) in Company

7 Oct 2005 09:30

Avesco PLC07 October 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Avesco plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Re: UK Smaller Companies registered under Chase Nominees Ltd. (USS) 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Chase Nominees Ltd. (USS) 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 150,000 6. Percentage of issued class 0.79% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 10p each 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 06.10.2005 12. Total holding following this notification 594,444 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.11% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Nicholas Conn - 01293 583400 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Nicholas Conn - Company Secretary Date of notification 07.10.2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange