Holding(s) in Company
December 04 2003 - 7:15AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:8612S
AGA Foodservice Group PLC
4 December 2003
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) NAME OF COMPANY
AGA FOODSERVICE 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
NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF SHAREHOLDERS REFERRED TO IN BOX 4
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them.
PLEASE SEE NOTIFICATION BELOW DATED 2 DECEMBER 2003
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
480,502
6) Percentage of issued Class
0.37%
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-
8) Percentage of issued Class
-
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
10) Date of transaction
1 DECEMBER 2003
11) Date company informed
3 DECEMBER 2003
12) Total holding following this notification
9,414,383
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.28%
14) Any additional information
-
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
S. C. MARTIN
0121 711 6090
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification ....4 DECEMBER 2003....................
To: AGA Foodservice Group plc
Dated: 2 December 2003
AGA FOODSERVICE GROUP PLC (THE "COMPANY") - SEDOL 0374288
This notification supersedes our previous notification to you dated 21 November
2003 and is prompted by purchases totalling 480,502 on 1 December 2003.
This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of GBP0.25 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 9,414,383 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 9,414,383 shares giving the Aviva group a total percentage
interest in the shares of 7.28%.
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.
From: Aviva plc
The Company Secretary 2 December 2003
AGA Foodservice Group plc
APPENDIX: MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 3,677,762 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 2,642,948 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd 3,093,673 (Material)
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 7.28%
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 129,403,621
The Company Secretary 2 December 2003
AGA Foodservice Group plc
APPENDIX: AVIVA PLC
REGISTERED HOLDERS NUMBER OF SHARES HELD
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 3,677,762 (Material)
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 2,642,948 (Material)
CUIM Nominee Ltd 3,093,673 (Material)
TOTAL PERCENTAGE INTEREST OF MORLEY FUND MANAGEMENT LIMITED: 7.28%
ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL ON WHICH THIS NOTIFICATION IS BASED: 129,403,621
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