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:

Aegis Group Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

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:

FMR LLC

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

See attached schedule

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

17 July 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 July 2009

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

5%

8. Notified detail: 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Indirect

Direct  

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

ISIN:

GB0009657569

58,073,576

58,073,576

57,630,694

57,630,694

 4.97  

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% 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 

Expirationdate  

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

57,630,694

4.97

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

See attached schedule

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FMR LLC

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

442,882

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

17 July 2009

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

John Ross

Company Secretary

Aegis Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7070 7700

FMR

Issuer name: 

AEGIS GROUP PLC

Current ownership percentage:

4.97%

Total shares held:

57,630,694

Issued share capital:

1,158,801,112

Shares Held

Nominee

Management Company

FMR LLC is the parent holding 

661,614

Bank of New York

FMTC

company of Fidelity Management 

10,870,936

Brown Brothers Harriman and Co

FMRCO

& Research Company (FMRCO),

58,212

Brown Brothers Harriman and Co

PTC

Investment manager for US

233,058

CIBC Mellon Trust

FCL

mutual funds, and FIL Management

19,677,676

JP Morgan Chase Bank

FMRCO

Trust Company (FMTC) and 

469,726

JP Morgan Chase Bank

FMTC

Pyramis Global Advisors Trust 

1,482,178

Mellon Bank N.A.

FMRCO

Company (PGATC), a US state

343,413

Mellon Bank N.A.

FMTC

chartered bank which acts as a 

1,932,201

Mellon Bank N.A.

PTC

trustee or investment manager

707,094

Northern Trust Co

FMRCO

of various pension and trust 

549,866

Northern Trust Co

FMTC

accounts and Pyramis Global

1,287,852

State Street Bank and TR Co

FICL

Advisors LLC (PGALLC)

13,380,706

State Street Bank and TR Co

FMRCO

1,066,629

State Street Bank and TR Co

FMTC 

767,966

State Street Bank and TR Co

PTC

1,031,600

State Street Bank and TR Co

PGATC

444,524

CIBC Mellon Trust (C)

FCL

1,190,823

Royal Trust-Toronto

FCL

901,500

Northern Trust Co (C)

PTC

205,945

Bank of New York Mellon

PTC

367,175

National Bank Trust (C)

FCL