TIDMASD TIDMAV. 
 
RNS Number : 3608W 
Axis-Shield PLC 
17 November 2010 
 

 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                   | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Axis-Shield UK plc                  | 
| issuer                                      |                                     | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights   |                                     | 
| are                                         |                                     | 
| attached: ii                                |                                     | 
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):         | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              |   v    | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may |        | 
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting       |        | 
| rights are attached                                                      |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect   |        | 
| to qualifying financial instruments                                      |        | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         |        | 
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| Other (please  |                                                         |        | 
| specify):      |                                                         |        | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject   | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries                | 
| to the                              |                                             | 
| notification obligation: iii        |                                             | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      | Registered Holder:                          | 
|  (if different from 3.):iv          |                                             | 
|                                     | BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited          | 
|                                     | 215,630*                                    | 
|                                     |                                             | 
|                                     | Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited           | 
|                                     | 1,233,502*                                  | 
|                                     |                                             | 
|                                     | Chase Nominees Limited                      | 
|                                     | 88,238*                                     | 
|                                     |                                             | 
|                                     | Vidacos Nominees Limited                    | 
|                                     | 2,598*                                      | 
|                                     | *denotes direct interest                    | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date | 15 November 2010                            | 
| on                                  |                                             | 
| which the threshold is crossed or   |                                             | 
| reached: v                          |                                             | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:   | 16 November 2010                            | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | <3% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level   | 
| or                                  |                                             | 
| reached: vi, vii                    |                                             | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                                                            | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                    | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous                 | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                        | 
| of           | to the triggering                  |                                                                             | 
| shares       | transaction                        |                                                                             | 
| if possible  |                                    |                                                                             | 
| using        |                                    |                                                                             | 
| the ISIN     |                                    |                                                                             | 
| CODE         |                                    |                                                                             | 
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|              | Number           | Number          | Number      | Number of voting           | % of  voting                     | 
|              | of               | of              | of          | rights                     | rights x                         | 
|              | Shares           | Voting          | shares      |                            |                                  | 
|              |                  | Rights          |             |                            |                                  | 
+              +                  +                 +-------------+----------------------------+----------------------------------+ 
|              |                  |                 | Direct      | Direct       | Indirect    | Direct          | Indirect       | 
|              |                  |                 |             | xi           | xii         |                 |                | 
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| Ordinary     |                  |                 | 1,539,968   | 1,539,968    | Not         | 3.10%           | Not            | 
| Shares       | Below            | Below 3%        |             |              | Disclosable |                 | Disclosable    | 
| GB0008039975 | 3%               |                 |             |              |             |                 |                | 
|              |                  |                 |             |              |             |                 |                | 
+--------------+                  +                 +             +              +             +                 +                + 
|              |                  |                 |             |              |             |                 |                | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                             | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                            | 
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| Type of                    | Expiration  | Exercise/                     | Number of voting               | % of voting         | 
| financial                  | date xiii   | Conversion Period xiv         | rights that may be             | rights              | 
| instrument                 |             |                               | acquired if the                |                     | 
|                            |             |                               | instrument is                  |                     | 
|                            |             |                               | exercised/                     |                     | 
|                            |             |                               | converted.                     |                     | 
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|                            |             |                               |                                |                     | 
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|                                                                                                                                 | 
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|              |             |    |        |        |             |        |     |             |            |    |                | 
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying                         | 
| Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                               | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                        | 
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| Type of      | Exercise | Expiration | Exercise/  | Number of voting | % of voting          | 
| financial    | price    | date xvii  | Conversion | rights           | rights xix,          | 
| instrument   |          |            | period     | instrument       | xx                   | 
|              |          |            | xviii      | refers to        |                      | 
|              |          |            |            |                  |                      | 
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|              |          |            |            |                  | Nominal      | Delta | 
+              +          +            +            +                  +--------------+-------+ 
|              |          |            |            |                  |              |       | 
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| Total (A+B+C)                                                              | 
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| Number of voting rights             | Percentage of voting rights          | 
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| 1,539,968                           | 3.10%                                | 
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  | 
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                  | 
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| The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services | 
| Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-                  | 
|                                                                                 | 
| Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:                                        | 
| ·      Aviva plc (Parent Company)                                               | 
| ·      Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)      | 
| ·      Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group | 
| Holdings Limited)                                                               | 
| ·      Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of      | 
| Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)                                               | 
|                                                                                 | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                   | 
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:                    | See Section 4                | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will    |                              | 
| cease                                            |                              | 
| to hold:                                         |                              | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to     |                              | 
| hold                                             |                              | 
| voting rights:                                   |                              | 
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|                                                                                 | 
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| 13. Additional information:          | Figures are based on a total number of   | 
|                                      | voting rights of  49,756,632.            | 
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| 14. Contact name:                    |      Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc           | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:        |      01603 684420                        | 
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