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Hiscox PLC16 November 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company Hiscox plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Amvescap plc 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 Amvescap plc and subsidiary companies on behalf of discretionary clients 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) 55,687Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 380,851JP Morgan Chase 3,955,335Vidacos 47,685,322HSBC Bank plc (London) 135,219Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh 348,971State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) 5,267,054Northern Trust Company (London) 816,519 ------------ 58,644,958 ------------ 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 600,000 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.15% 9. Class of security Ordinary 5p Shares 10. Date of transaction 15 November 2006 11. Date listed company informed 16 November 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 58,644,958 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 14.92% 14. Any additional information None of these shares are beneficially owned by Amvescap. Subsidiary companies ofAmvescap have a large number of portfolio management clients for whom they actas investment manager and investment advisor and by virtue of Section 203 of theCompanies Act 1985 Amvescap is deemed to have the same interest in the shares. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries David Taylor, 020 7448 6791 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification S J Bridges, Company Secretary Date of notification 16 November 2006 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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