KBC Kbc Adv.Tech.

RNS Number:6558E
KBC Advanced Technologies plc
27 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) :


26TH September 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


27th September 2007


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


15%



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

GB0004804646                                  8,367,500              8,367,500



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Ordinary Shares              Direct     Direct     Indirect     Direct  Indirect

GB0004804646                  745,000    745,000    7,797,500    1.33%   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

8,542,500                                    15.27%



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
Skandia UK Strategic Best Ideas                     650,000      1.16200

Total Direct                                        745,000      1.33183

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                         8,542,500     15.27140


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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