Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:0453T
AGA Foodservice Group PLC
9 December 2003


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     AGA FOODSERVICE GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AVIVA PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF SHAREHOLDERS REFERRED TO IN BOX 4

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     PLEASE SEE NOTIFICATION BELOW DATED 8 DECEMBER 2003

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     1,500,000

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     1.16%

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
     
     -

8)   Percentage of issued Class
     -

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

     5 DECEMBER 2003

11)  Date company informed

     9 DECEMBER 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

     13,735,130
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     10.61%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     S. C. MARTIN
     0121 711 6090

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification ....9 DECEMBER 2003....................



To:  AGA Foodservice Group plc
     Dated: 8 December 2003


AGA FOODSERVICE GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0374288

This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 2 December 
2003 and is prompted by purchases totalling 1,500,000 on 5 December 2003.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.25 each in the 
capital of the Company (the "shares") and is given in fulfilment of the 
obligations imposed by sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 
(the "Act").
     
1.   Notification on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of
     Aviva plc).

1.1  We hereby notify you on behalf of Morley Fund Management Limited that 
     immediately after the time when the obligation to make this notification
     arose Morley Fund Management Limited were interested in 13,727,960 shares.

1.2  The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this 
     notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set 
     out in the Appendix below: Morley Fund Management Limited.

2.   Notification on behalf of Aviva plc.

2.1  We hereby notify you on behalf of Aviva plc that immediately after the 
     time when the obligation to make this notification arose Aviva plc were
     interested in 13,735,130 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage
     interest in the shares of 10.61%.

2.2  The identity of the registered holders of the shares to which this 
     notification relates and the number of shares held by each of them are set 
     out in the Appendix below: Aviva plc.


From: Aviva plc


The Company Secretary                                            8 December 2003 
AGA Foodservice Group plc

 
APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC 


REGISTERED HOLDERS                              NUMBER OF SHARES HELD


BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                 4,285,473   (Material) 

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                    3,099,297   (Material) 

CUIM Nominee Ltd                               3,604,613   (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                               575,000

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                 135,000

Vidacos Nominees Ltd                           2,028,577

CGU Insurance plc                                  7,170
 


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 10.61% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 129,403,621




The Company Secretary                                            8 December 2003 
AGA Foodservice Group plc


APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED 

REGISTERED HOLDERS                              NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                 4,285,473   (Material) 

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                    3,099,297   (Material) 

CUIM Nominee Ltd                               3,604,613   (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                               575,000

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                 135,000

Vidacos Nominees Ltd                           2,028,577


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 10.61% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 129,403,621




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