Holding(s) in Company

18 Aug 2005 17:16

Avesco PLC18 August 2005 18 August 2005 Avesco plc Notification of Major Interests in Shares Avesco plc (the "Company") was informed by a letter dated 18 August 2005 thatJPMorgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust Plc has decreased its materialinterest in the share capital of the Company to 5.95%. This decrease is due tothe recent increase in the issued share capital of the Company, the previousdisposal of shares in May and June 2005 and the recent sale of shares byJPMorgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust Plc, details of which are asfollows: Number of shares sold (% of the share capital): 50,000 (0.26%) Total number of shares held by JPMorgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust Plcfollowing this notification: 1,137,331 (5.95%). Nicholas ConnCompany Secretary Date of notification: 18 August 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange