Notification of Interests

15 Feb 2007 15:49

Sondex PLC15 February 2007 Sondex plc TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: SONDEX PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes) - An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: - An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of sharesalready issued to which voting rights are attached: - An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: - Other (please specify): X Restatement of historic interest in compliance with the FSA's new Disclosure and Transparency rules 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): BNY Norwich Union Nominees 500,346*Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 1,200,073*Chase Nominees Limited 106,188*CUIM Nominee Limited 433,604*Vidacos Nominees Limited 30,766* * Denotes Direct interest Chase Nominees Limited 2,310CUIM Nominee Limited 90,669Vidacos Nominees Limited 636,245 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): N/A 6. Date on which issuer notified: 14 FEBRUARY 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: N/A 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringshares to the Triggering transaction transactionif possibleusing the ISIN Number Number of Number Number of voting % of voting CODE of Voting of rights rights Shares Rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectOrdinary Shares N/A N/A 2,270,977 2,270,977 729,224 4% 1.28%GB0033047100 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights DateN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights3,000,201 5.28% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See Section 4 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 56,774,668 14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker 15. Contact telephone number: +44(0) 1603 684420 15 February 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange