Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Omega Insurance Holdings Limited

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Artemis Investment Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Artemis UK Growth

Artemis Special Situations

Institutional Special Situations

Institutional UK Growth

Pearson

Prudential Staff Pension Scheme

Akzo Nobel Pension Scheme

Barclays UK Alpha

L&G (Barclays) MM Alpha Fund

L&G (Barclays) S2 MM Alpha Fund

Witan Investment Trust

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

14 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

Sent 15 May 2009

(Received 18 June 2009)

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

BMG6765P1095

22,264,104

22,264,104

25,208,148

25,208,148

10.47%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/  Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

25,208,148

10.47%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Karen Paine

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 718 0414