Holding(s) in Company

Avingtrans PLC
02 January 2008



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Avingtrans plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( yes )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( no )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( no )


Other (please specify) : ( Yes - Change in issued share capital)


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

20th December 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

21st December 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%


8. Notified details:

Nominee Holdings


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using    Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                       transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

GB0009188797                            876,235             876,235



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible Number of  Number of voting     % of voting
using the ISIN CODE              shares     rights (ix)          rights

                                 Direct     Direct   Indirect    Direct Indirect
                                            (x)      (xi)

                                                     887,955            5.04%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)



                             N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
     887,955                                    5.04%


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


Client holdings registered in the name of the Nominee companies 100% owned by
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A


13. Additional information:

N/A


14. Contact name:

Stephen King, Financial Director, Avingtrans Plc


15. Contact telephone number:

0115 949 9020




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