TR-1:Notification of Major Interest in Shares

9 Mar 2011 07:00

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Avingtrans plc attached:ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights √

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Aviva plc & its subsidiaries notification obligation: iii Registered Holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 110,303* 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): iv Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 724,697* *denotes direct interest 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 07 March 2011 crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer 08 March 2011 notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/ are crossed or

Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of

to the triggering shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights if possible of of of shares rights x using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct Indirect xii Direct IndirectCODE xi Ordinary Shares No No previous Previous 835,000 835,000 None 3.28% Nil GB0009188797 Disclosure Disclosure

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights instrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting financial price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to rights xix, xx instrument period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 835,000 3.28%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: Aviva plc (Parent Company) Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 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 25,480,577 as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 7 July 2009. 14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc

15. Contact telephone number: 01603 684420