20th Jun 2006 15:33
Highway Insurance Holdings PLC20 June 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company: HIGHWAY INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Name of Shareholder having a major interest: BARCLAYS PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson's spouse or children under the age of 18: NOTIFICATION BY BARCLAYS PLC OF A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST THROUGH THE LEGAL ENTITIESLISTED IN 4 BELOW. 4. Name of the legal entities / registered holder(s) and, if more thanone holder, the number of shares held by each of them: BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD 1,046,390BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD 5,305,689BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD 1,712,316GERRARD LTD 1,200 TOTAL 8,065,595 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired: N/A 6. Percentage of issued class: N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed: 121,829 8. Percentage of issued class: N/A 9. Class of security: ORDINARY SHARES OF 20P EACH. 10. Date of transaction: NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date company informed: 19 JUNE 2006 12. Total holding following this notification: 8,065,595 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 3.9473% 14. Any additional information: 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: P J LAMPSHIRE, 01277 266308 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsiblefor making this notification: P J LAMPSHIRE, COMPANY SECRETARY This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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