2nd Apr 2007 16:38
Hiscox Ltd02 April 2007 Notification of major interests in shares Hiscox Ltd announces that on 2 April 2007 it received the following notification from Fidelity International Limited (FIL) pursuant to theDisclosure and Transparency 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: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Nominee Shares Held Management Company STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 97,587 FPMSTATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 127,785 FILNORTHERN TRUST LONDON 460,799 FPMJP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 266,506 FPMJP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 5,327,767 FISLJP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 9,501,803 FILJP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 390,694 FIIHSBC BANK PLC 248,683 FPMBANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 2,145,565 FIIBANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 149,771 FPM 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 27 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 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: 20,007,478 Number of voting rights: 20,007,478 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: Number of shares (direct): 0 Number of voting rights (direct): 0 Number of voting rights (indirect): 18,716,960 % of voting rights (direct): 0.00% % of voting rights (indirect): 4.74% Total voting rights: 18,716,960 (4.74%) 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Nominee Shares Held Management Company STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 97,587 FPMSTATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 127,785 FILNORTHERN TRUST LONDON 460,799 FPMJP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 266,506 FPMJP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 5,327,767 FISLJP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 9,501,803 FILJP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 390,694 FIIHSBC BANK PLC 248,683 FPMBANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 2,145,565 FIIBANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 149,771 FPM Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for variousdirect and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited(FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity InvestmentsManagement (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutionalclients. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: Fidelity International Limited (FIL) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 1,290,518 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights 27 March 2007 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Teresa Garry 15. Contact: [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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