AVEVA Group plc : Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii			AVEVA 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:iii		Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		See additional information under 13
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v		9 January 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		10 January 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Holding has gone above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

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 x

Direct

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

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N/A

N/A

68,796

N/A

68,796

3,242,751

0.108%

5.077%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,311,547

5.185%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	Registered Owner The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c 52401 81 8,961 Ameriprise Financial Inc                          A/c 77,400 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c PTG 10972 34,976 Columbia Wanger Asset Management LLC              A/c 1,042,211 The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited         A/c PTG 14556 1,824 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 740190 10,853 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 739874 42,867 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited          A/c 740311 5,336 Nortrust Nominees LTD                             A/c ZPS11 64,059 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA05 118,024 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA07 831,134 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 07198 41,167 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 07197 27,629 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10478 2,260 Littledown Nominees Ltd                            A/c 10479 1,402 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA12 56,674 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA14 16,488 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 34789 40,352 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 07207 98,177 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10488 348,003 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 10490 142,574 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c 31348 135,834 Littledown Nominees Ltd                           A/c ZLA15 163,342
14. Contact name:	Jo Payne
15. Contact telephone number:	01223 556723

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