KBC Kbc Adv.Tech.

RNS Number:7208Q
KBC Advanced Technologies plc
25 March 2008



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) :


19th March 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


20th March 2008


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


18%



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                                 10,207,500             10,207,500



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Ordinary Shares             Direct     Direct     Indirect      Direct  Indirect

GB0004804646                 120,000    120,000    10,337,500    0.21%   18.18%


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

                                10,457,500                               18.39%



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              0.03517
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd                  100,000              0.17585
Total Direct 120,000 0.21102

AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity                     250,000              0.43962
AXA Framlington Throgmorton Trust               1,000,000              1.75850
AXA Framlington Monthly Income                  5,112,500              8.99031
AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies            1,250,000              2.19812

Framlington onshore private clients               795,000              1.39800
Framlington onshore private clients                80,000              0.14068
AXA Framlington Skandia UK Strategic Best Ideas 1,350,000              2.37397
AXA Framlington St James Place Internal Equity 
& Income UT                                       500,000              0.87925
Total Indirect                                 10,337,500             18.17845
Total Direct and Indirect                      10,457,500             18.38947


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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