Holding(s) in Company

16 Oct 2006 13:56

Avocet Mining PLC16 October 2006 Avocet Mining PLC (the "Company") Notice of Substantial Shareholding The Company has been informed that on 12 October 2006 pursuant to the provisionsof the Companies Act 1985 that AXA S.A. ("AXA") and its group companies holds aninterest in the Company of 11.12%, representing 13,527,024 ordinary shares outof an issued ordinary share capital of 121,576,530 ordinary shares. FurthermoreAXA has informed the Company that these shares are held by the followingcompanies/funds: Company/Fund Number of Shares Held % InterestSun Life Pensions Management Limited 174,152 0.14%AXA France 260,000 0.21%AXA Rosenburg 4,186,187 3.44%Framlington 8,906,685 7.33% ----------- ------Total 13,527,024 11.12% ----------- ------Alan McFarlaneCompany SecretaryAvocet Mining PLC 16 October 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange