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:

FIL Limited

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:

26 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 October 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

58,263,766

58,263,766

57,775,313

57,775,313

 4.98  

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

CFD

3,500,000

Nominal

Delta

0.30

Total (A+B+C)

Number voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

61,275,313

5.28

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:

FIL Limited

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

488,453

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

26 October 2009

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Emma Thomas

Company Secretary

Aegis Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7070 7700

FIL

Issuer name: 

AEGIS GROUP PLC

Current ownership percentage:

5.28%

Total shares held:

61,275,313

Issued share capital:

1,160,563,358

Shares Held

Nominee

Management Company

FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent  holding

87,600

BNP PARIBAS, PARIS

FIL

company for various direct and indirect

50,500

BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C)

FIL

subsidiaries,including FILFund Management

16,868,063

BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX

FIL

Limited (FFML). FIL Investment Services

402,100

CDC FINANCE

FIGEST

Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset

3,530,873

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FII

Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL),

2,969,307

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FIL

FIL Investments Management (HongKong)

32,521,155

JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH

FISL

Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management

1,345,715

NORTHERN TRUST LONDON

FPM

(FPM),  Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and

FIL Investments International (FII),

3,500,000

N/A, INSTRUMENT CFD

FIL

investment managers for various non-US

investment companies and institutional

clients.