Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8161Q
Aegis Group PLC
13 October 2003


                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     AEGIS 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

     SEE BELOW NOTIFICATION

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

     SEE BELOW NOTIFICATION

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     -

6)   Percentage of issued Class

     -
7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     18,145,662 SINCE LAST NOTIFICATION

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     1.63%

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 5P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction
     
     NOT NOTIFIED

11)  Date company informed

     13/10/03

12)  Total holding following this notification

     47,499,412
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.27%

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 ....13/10/03....



LETTER TO: AEGIS GROUP PLC
DATED:     9 OCTOBER 2003

AEGIS GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0965756

This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 10 April  
2003 and is prompted by sales totalling 10,234,959 on 8 October 2003.

This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of 5p 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 47,499,412 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 47,499,412 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage
      interest in the shares of 4.27%.

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.


We are only required to notify interests which are defined as material interests
when the holding is equal to 3% or more of the Company's relevant share capital.
The term material interests exclude certain categories where we do not hold a 
beneficial interest, for example where the shares are held in an Authorised Unit 
Trust Scheme or Open Ended Investment Company. Holdings in those categories are 
therefore not included in the holding notified under this letter. 

 
Diane Thirkettle 
for and on behalf of Aviva plc


 
The Company Secretary                               9 October 2003
Aegis Group plc
 
APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

REGISTERED HOLDERS                    NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd        11,997,943 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd           22,381,082 (Material)
Chase Nominees Ltd                     1,029,154 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd                      11,123,738 (Material)
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                       967,495 (Material)


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 4.27% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED; 1,112,199,529




The Company Secretary                               9 October 2003
Aegis Group plc

APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC 

REGISTERED HOLDERS                     NUMBER OF SHARES HELD  

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd         11,997,943   (Material)   
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd            22,381,082   (Material)
Chase Nominees Ltd                      1,029,154   (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd                       11,123,738   (Material) 
RBSTB Nominees Ltd                        967,495   (Material)

 
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC: 4.27% 

ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 1,112,199,529




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