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RNS Number:0780S Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC 28 February 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: Hill & Smith Holdings PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No 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): Restatement of historic interest in compliance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Aviva plc and its subsidiaries 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 535,124 ordinary shares Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 1,257,828 ordinary shares Chase Nominees Limited 101,291 ordinary shares CUIM Nominee Limited 457,223 ordinary shares Vidacos Nominees Limited 35,274 ordinary shares 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) : 20 January 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 28 February 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 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 GB0004270301 N/A N/A Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of voting possible using the ISIN CODE shares rights rights Ordinary Shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0004270301 2,386,740 2,386,740 N/A 3.16% N/A 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 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 2,386,740 3.16% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable See section 4 above 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: Percentage holdings are based on total number of voting rights of 75,547,659 14. Contact name: Chris Burr, Company Secretary, Hill & Smith Holdings PLC 15. Contact telephone number: 0121 704 7430 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END