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12 Jul 2010

Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Sagentia Group PLC
2: Reason for notification (yes/no):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

 Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4.Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited: 191,351*                                                              
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited: 1,258,649*

*denotes direct interest

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):

06 July 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 08 July 2010

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

<3% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share
If possible use ISIN code

Ordinary Shares
GB00B39GTJ17

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Below 3%

Below 3%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of
voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

1,450,000

1,450,000

Nil

3.48%

Nil

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired
(if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage
of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of
financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,450,000

3.48%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

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)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

 Neil Whittaker

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

 

13. Additional information:

 Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of  41,723,595

14. Contact name:

 Neil Whittaker

15. Contact telephone number:

01603 684420


Enquiries:
Sagentia Group plc Arbuthnot Securities
Martyn Ratcliffe, Chairman
Brent Hudson, CEO
Guy McCarthy, CFO		 Nick Tulloch
Paul Gillam
+44 1223 875 200 +44 20 7012 2000
www.sagentia.com/investors www.arbuthnot.co.uk

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