Major Interests in Shares

Aviva PLC
22 August 2005

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Aviva plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Deutsche Bank AG

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

An interest held by the shareholder named in 2 above and its subsidiary 
companies, part of which may relate to hedging arrangements for customer 
transactions.

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

Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not Known

6. Percentage of issued class

Not Known

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not applicable

8. Percentage of issued class

Not applicable

9. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each

10. Date of transaction

19 August 2005

11. Date company informed

19 August 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

89,244,980

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.75%

14. Any additional information

Part of this holding may relate to hedging arrangements for customer transactions.

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

22 August 2005


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