KBC Kbc Adv.Tech.

RNS Number:9535D
KBC Advanced Technologies plc
17 September 2007



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



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


KBC Advanced Technologies 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):


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


AXA SA, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies


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) :


13 September 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


14 September 2007


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


14%



8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using     Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                                          transaction
Ordinary Shares                           Number of       Number of voting
                                          shares          Rights

GB000480464                                   7,692,500              7,692,500



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Ordinary Shares                Direct    Direct    Indirect     Direct  Indirect

GB000480464                     95,000    95,000    7,797,500    0.17%   13.94%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

                                 7,892,500                               14.11%



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


Name of Company/Fund No. of shares %

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 20,000 0.03575

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 75,000 0.13408

Total Direct 95,000 0.16983


AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity 550,000 0.98323

AXA Framlington Monthly Income 5,112,500 9.13960

AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies 1,250,000 2.23462

Framlington onshore private clients 805,000 1.43910

Framlington onshore private clients 80,000 0.14302

Total Indirect 7,797,500 13.93957

Total Direct and Indirect 7,892,500 14.10940


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:

None


14. Contact name:


Terry Marsh


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7003 2637



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