Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3111T
Aegis Group PLC
16 December 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


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

     SEE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     4,475,000


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.4%


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -


8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -


9)   Class of security

     ORD 5P SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     10/12/03


11)  Date company informed

     15/12/03


12)  Total holding following this notification

     48,030,248
               

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     4.32%


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

     16/12/2003


Letter to Aegis Group plc
Dated 11 December 2003

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

This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 16 October 
2003 and is prompted by purchases totalling 4,475,000 on 10 December 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 48,030,248 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 48,030,248 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage 
     interest in the shares of 4.32%.

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. 

Letter from Aviva plc


APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED 

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                         NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                           11,164,255   (Material)
 
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                              23,229,586   (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                                           80,649   (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                         13,555,758   (Material)

   
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED:       4.32% 

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



APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC 

REGISTERED HOLDERS                                         NUMBER OF SHARES HELD

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                           11,164,255   (Material)

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                              23,229,586   (Material)

Chase Nominees Ltd                                           80,649   (Material)

CUIM Nominee Ltd                                         13,555,758   (Material)


TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF AVIVA PLC:                            4.32% 

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


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