Holding(s) in Company

Lupus Capital plc has received the following notification of a major
interest in its shares.
 
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting rights are attached (ii):
Lupus Capital 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) : (No  )
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
(iii):
Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 2,477,676
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 16,023,567
CUIM Nominee Ltd 300,000
Chase Nominees Ltd 417,953
 
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different) (v):
20 October 2009
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:
    21 October 2009
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
14% at direct interest level
 
8. Notified details:
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                        transaction (vi)
                                 Number of shares   Number of voting
                                 18,269,196         Rights (viii)
                                                    18,269,196
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
 
Class/type of      Number of  Number of voting rights % of voting
shares if possible shares     (ix)                    rights
using the ISIN
CODE
                   Direct     Direct (x)   Indirect   Direct Indirect
                   19,219,196 18,801,243   (xi)       14.48  0.32
                                           417,953
 
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
 
Type of    Expiration  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting    % of
financial  Date (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be  voting
instrument                                 acquired if the     rights
                                           instrument is
                                           exercised/
                                           converted.
N/A        N/A         N/A                 N/A                 N/A
 
Total (A+B)
 
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
 
19,219,196              14.80%
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
(xv):
Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd
Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd
Aviva Group Holdings Ltd
Aviva plc
 
Proxy Voting:
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:
  See section 4
 
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:
 Based on total voting rights of 129,840,798
 
14. Contact name:
  Mr N Whittaker
 
15. Contact telephone number:
  01603 684420
 
C: Additional information :
Name of person making this announcement on behalf of Lupus Capital
plc.
 
Mr J Luetchford
Tel: 0207 490 4355
 
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