Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Amlin Plc

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
     
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer

of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached:

Amlin plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights   Yes
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:
  BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):

N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or

reached:

6 July 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified: 8 July 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
Holding has gone above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares


if possible usingif possible using
the ISIN CODEthe 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
Direct Direct   Indirect Direct   Indirect
GB00B2988H17 22,187,454 22,187,454 N/A N/A 23,070,842 N/A 4.65
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Expiration
date
  Exercise/
Conversion Period
  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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Exercise price Expiration date   Exercise/
Conversion period
Number of voting rights instrument refers to   % of voting rights
CFD N/A N/A N/A 2,248,468 Nominal   Delta
0.45 0.45
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
25,319,310 5.10
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 25,319,310 (5.10%).

 
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:
  Amlin plc
14. Contact name: Charles Pender, Group Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7746 1000

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