KBC Kbc Adv.Tech.

RNS Number:3998I
KBC Advanced Technologies plc
23 November 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) :


21st November 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


22nd November 2007


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


16%



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                                  9,155,000              9,155,000



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                  120,000    120,000    9,055,000    0.21%      16%


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

       9,175,000                               16.22%



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 0.03535

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 100,000 0.17675

Total Direct 120,000 0.21210


AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity 550,000 0.97213

AXA Framlington Monthly Income 5,112,500 9.03638

AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies 1,250,000 2.20938

AXA Framlington onshore private clients 815,000 1.44052

AXA Framlington onshore private clients 80,000 0.14140

AXA Framlington Skandia UK Strategic Best Ideas 1,112,778 1.96684

AXA Framlington St James Place Internal Equity &

Income UT 134,722 0.23812

Total Indirect 9,055,000 16.00478

Total Direct and Indirect 9,175,000 16.21688


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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