17th Apr 2008 12:47
Brit Insurance Holdings PLC17 April 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: BARCLAYS PLC 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): 15 APRIL 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 APRIL 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% to below notifiable % 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 RightsGB00B11FL290 9,495,722 9,495,722 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsshares if sharespossible usingthe ISIN CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B11FL290 Not Not Not Not Not Reportable Reportable Reportable Reportable Reportable 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 rightsNot Reportable Not Reportable 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : 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: Following the implementation of the Transparency Directive Barclays has takenthe decision to disaggregate and disclose separately the shareholdings ofBarclays Global Investors from the remaining sections of the Barclays Group. Therefore this disclosure relates to the holding of Barclays PLC and NOT that ofBarclays Global Investors. 14. Contact name: GEOFF SMITH 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7116 2913 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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