AGE August Equity

RNS Number:8115R
August Equity Trust PLC
23 February 2007




TR-1(i):         NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

August Equity Trust plc


2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (    )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )


Other (please specify): (X) - Transitional notification of major holdings.




3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Advance UK Trust plc


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

Nortrust Nominees Limited


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

N/A


6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 February 2007


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

4%




8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible           Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
using the ISIN CODE
                                  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)


Ordinary 5 penny shares           1,350,000                          4.99%

(GB0030955313)





Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect


Ordinary 5 penny shares      1,350,000                1,350,000    0                    4.99%       0

(GB0030955313)





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.

N/A             N/A                   N/A                        N/A                         N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


1,350,000                      4.99%




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

N/A


Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A



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

N/A



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

N/A



13. Additional information:

Progressive European Markets Limited is investment manager to Advance UK Trust
plc.



14. Contact name for queries on this announcement:

Susan Venables, BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7410 5971


Date: 23 February 2007






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