RNS Number:6965U
Abacus Group PLC
27 January 2004



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

AVS NO

        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

  1.  Name of company               2.  Name of shareholder having a major
                                        interest


      ABACUS GROUP PLC                  AVIVA PLC

 
  3.  Please state whether          4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and,
      notification indicates that       if more than one holder, the number of
      it is in respect of holding       shares held by each of them
      of the shareholder named in
      2 above or in respect of a
      non-beneficial interest or
      in the case of an individual
      holder if it is a holding of
      that person's spouse or
      children under the age of
      18


      2 Above                         BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LTD   206,881
                                      CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LTD      1,591,717
                                      CHASE NOMINEES LTD               164,556
                                      CUIM NOMINEE LTD                 324,757
                                      RBSTB NOMINEES LTD               87,062
                                      HIBERNIAN INV. MANAGERS LTD      46,434

 
  5.  Number of    6.  Percentage   7.  Number of shares/  8.  Percentage of
      shares/          of issued        amount of stock        issued class
      amount of        class            disposed
      stock
      acquired



      NA               NA                       197,151                 0.47%

 
9.  Class of security              10.  Date of           11.  Date company
                                        transaction            informed



     ORDINARY SHARES                     23 JANUARY             27 JANUARY
                                         2004                   2004


 12.  Total holding following this    13.  Total percentage holding of issued
      notification                         class following this notification



      2,421,407                            5.75%


          
 14.  Any additional information   15.  Name of contact and telephone number
                                        for queries



                                        LUKE SIMPSON 0207 678 8000


 16.  Name and signature of authorised company official
      responsible for making this notification



      DEREK PYNE



Date of notification 27 JANUARY 2004







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