17th Apr 2007 10:00
BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC17 April 2007 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 AS PER QUESTION 2 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES), LIMITED 102,999 GOLDMAN SACHS SECURITIES (NOMINEES), LIMITED 26,017,401 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NOT DISCLOSED 6. Percentage of issued class NOT DISCLOSED 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT APPLICABLE 8. Percentage of issued class NOT APPLICABLE 9. Class of security ORDINARY 75P SHARES 10. Date of transaction 12 APRIL 2007 11. Date company informed 16 APRIL 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 26,120,400 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.01% (BASED ON ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF 325,974,096 ORDINARY SHARES OF 75P(EXCLUDING TREASURY SHARES)) 14. Any additional information NOTIFICATION RECEIVED PURSUANT TO NEW EXEMPTIONS TRADING BOOK DTR 5.1.3(4). 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries SARAH WAINE 020 7984 8664 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification PETER GODDARD Date of notification 17 APRIL 2007 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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