Holding(s) in Company

Lupus Capital plc has received the following notification of a major
interest in its shares.


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):
Lupus Capital 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) : (No  )
Initial disclosure

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
(iii):
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or  reached if different) (v):
4 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:
    8 July 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
12%

8. Notified details:
N/A


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                        transaction (vi)
                                 Number of shares   Number of voting
                                 12,432,610         Rights (viii)
                                                    12,432,610



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of    Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
shares if        shares    (ix)
possible using
the ISIN CODE
                 Direct    Direct (x)   Indirect   Direct   Indirect
                 N/A       15,146,939   (xi)       11.67    0.38
                                        500,660


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


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



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

15,647,599              12.05%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
(xv):
Registered in names of BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd, Chase GA Group
Nominees Ltd, CUIM Nominee Ltd, Chase Nominees Ltd

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:
  Mr N Whittaker

15. Contact telephone number:
  01603 684420


C: Additional information :
Name of person making this announcement on behalf of Lupus Capital
plc.

Mr J Luetchford
Tel: [phone]

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