27th Apr 2007 16:38
Hiscox Ltd27 April 2007 Notification of major interests in shares Hiscox Ltd announces that on 27 April 2007 it received the followingnotification from Amvescap plc pursuant to the Disclosure andTransparency Rules. Robin Mehta, Company Secretary, Hiscox Ltd.Tel. +1 441 278 8320 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: Hiscox Ltd 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) 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: Amvescap plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 19 April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15%, 14% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE): Hiscox Ltd Ordinary Shares of 5p each (ISIN: BMG4593F1041) Situation previous to the triggering transaction: Number of shares: 59,306,811 Number of voting rights: 59,306,811 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares (direct): 59,045,678 Number of voting rights (direct): 0 Number of voting rights (indirect): 59,045,678 % of voting rights (direct): 0.00% % of voting rights (indirect): 14.94% Total voting rights: 59,045,678 shares (14.94%) 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) 47,334Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 606,985Chase Nominees 3,938,021Vidacos Nominees 47,397,252HSBC Bank plc (London) 765,079Mellon Bank Pittsburgh 306,735State Street Trust & Banking (London) 5,267,054Northern Trust Company (London) 717,218 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: N/A 14. Contact name: Samantha Edwards 15. Contact telephone number: 01491 416 381 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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