Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2205M
Aegis Group PLC
11 June 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     AEGIS GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     AEGON UK PLC GROUP OF COMPANIES

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

     SEE NOTIFICATION BELOW

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

     SEE NOTIFICATION BELOW

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     4,950,326

6)   (0.45%) of issued Class


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   (N/A%) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

     ORD 5P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

     NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

     11/6/03

12)  Total holding following this notification

     46,614,274
                    
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.22%

14)  Any additional information

     -

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     JOHN ROSS
     0207 070 7720

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

     Date of Notification           11/6/03




Letter to: AEGIS Group Plc
Dated June 10, 2003


DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES - COMPANIES ACT 1985, PART VI

We hereby give intimation that, following a purchase of shares in the Company, 
the notifiable interest held within the AEGON UK plc Group of Companies is 
varied from above 3% to 4.23%.

No of Ordinary Shares bought:   4,950,326

Resultant Total                46,614,274

Held as follows:               46,614,274 Chase Nominees Limited

For the purposes of the foregoing notification:-

(a)     "The AEGON UK plc Group of Companies" means Scottish Equitable plc,
        Scottish Equitable (Managed Funds) Limited, AEGON Fund Management UK 
        Ltd, AEGON Investment Management UK Ltd, AEGON Asset Management UK plc, 
        Scottish Equitable Trustees Limited, Guardian Assurance plc, Guardian 
        Linked Life Assurance Limited, Guardian Pensions Management Limited and 
        Guardian Unit Managers Limited, all having a place of business at 
        Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh EH12 9SE;

(b)     "the Act" shall mean the Companies Act 1985 and expressions used in this 
        notification shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the 
        same meanings as are set out in or adopted for the purposes of the Act;

(c)     "the Company" shall mean the company to whom this notification is 
        addressed. 



From: AEGON Asset Management UK plc


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