4th Apr 2008 09:55
Brit Insurance Holdings PLC04 April 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 01 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 03 April 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 3% - 4% (L&G) 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting RightsGB00B11FL290 12,487,140 12,487,140 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of Number of voting % of votingif possible using the shares rights rightsISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB00B11FL290 15,108,971 15,108,971 4.81 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 15,108,971 4.81 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (16,303,802 -5.19% =Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct andIndirect) (16,303,802 -5.19% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (16,303,802-5.19% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (15,108,971 - 4.81 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General InsuranceLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (13,764,798 - 4.38 % = Holdings Limited (Direct)PMC) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General AssuranceLimited (PMC) (13,764,798 - 4.38 % = PMC) Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) 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: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 313,945,681 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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