Axis-Shield - A 'profitable' and relatively low risk growth play.

Current Majority Shareholders :

The Company has been notified, in accordance with sections 198 to 208 of the Companies Act 1985, of the following interests in the Company's ordinary share capital:


Number of
Ordinary Shares
Percentage of Issued
Ordinary Share Capital

Axa SA and its Group Companies
4,806,970
9.91%

Fidelity Management & Research Co,
Fidelity Int'l and their subsidiaries
2,848,275
5.87%

Folketrygfondet
2,684,900
5.53%

Legal & General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries
2,462,211
5.07%

DnB Nor Asset Management
2,441,203
5.03%

Skagen Vekst
1,840,000
3.79%