12th Mar 2008 15:20
Brit Insurance Holdings PLC12 March 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): 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: AXA S.A, Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 10 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting RightsB11FL290 14,956,760 14,956,760 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares Number of Number of voting rights % of votingif possible using shares rightsthe ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectB11FL290 2,154,018 2,154,018 13,619,573 0.69 4.34 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights15,773,591 5.02 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Name of the Company/Fund Number of Shares % of Issued share Capital AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 797,763 0.25409 AXA UK Investment Co ICVCEthical Fund (Indirect) 35,000 0.01115 AXA Rosenberg (Direct) 606,182 0.19307 AXA Colonia Konzern (Indirect) 7,730 0.00246 AXA France (Indirect) 951,582 0.30308 AXA Rosenberg (Indirect) 12,605,020 4.01478 Sun Life PensionsManagement Ltd (Direct) 22,066 0.00703 Sun Life PensionsManagement Ltd (Direct) 9,900 0.00315 Sun Life Unit AssuranceLtd FTSE All ShareTracker (Direct) 53,162 0.01693 Sun Life PensionsManagement FTSE AllShare Tracker (Direct) 262,354 0.08356 Framlington Onshoreprivate clients (Indirect) 20,241 0.00645 AXA Winterthur (Direct) 81,866 0.02607 Axa Sun Life with ProfitsPassive (Direct) 213,622 0.06804 Axa Sun Life with ProfitsPassive (Direct) 107,103 0.03411 Total Direct: 2,154,018 0.68607%Total Indirect: 13,619,573 4.33792%TOTAL: 15,773,591 5.02399% 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: Terry Marsh 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7003 2637 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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