Major Interests In Shares

Aviva PLC 23 August 2004 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Aviva plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Lehman Brothers International (Europe) 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 In respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above The Company has been advised that this forms part of a short-term financial transaction and follows the announcement made on 17th August 2004 regarding the increase in this shareholding to 5.4% of Aviva's issued share capital. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them Lehman Brothers International (Europe) 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not applicable 6. Percentage of issued class Not applicable 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 22,841,811 8. Percentage of issued class 1.01% 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each 10. Date of transaction 17 August 2004 11. Date company informed 19 August 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 99,318,809 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.39% 14. Any additional information The Company has been advised that this forms part of a short-term financial transaction and follows the announcement made on 17th August 2004 regarding the increase in this shareholding to 5.4% of Aviva's issued share capital. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Joanne Bujak - 020 7662 2563 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Joanne Bujak Date of notification 23 August 2004 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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