27th Oct 2006 14:43
Highway Insurance Holdings PLC27 October 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 of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18: NOTIFICATION BY BARCLAYS PLC OF A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST THROUGH THE LEGAL ENTITIES LISTED IN 4 BELOW. 4. Name of the legal entities / registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them: BARCLAYS BANK PLC 1,478,122 BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD 1,371,932 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD 13,914,824 BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD 2,008,661 GERRARD LTD 50,820 BARCLAYS FUNDS LIMITED 530,741 WOOLWICH UNIT TRUST MANAGERS LTD 1,345,431 TOTAL 20,700,531 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired: NOT DISCLOSED 6. Percentage of issued class: N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed: N/A 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: 27 OCTOBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification: 20,700,531 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 10.13% 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 responsible for making this notification: P J LAMPSHIRE, COMPANY SECRETARY This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Barclays