Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Amlin Plc

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi    
       
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: ii
Amlin plc  
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):  
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights  
Other (please specify):        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: iii
  BlackRock, Inc.    
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
     
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
5th March 2012    
6. Date on which issuer notified: 7th March 2012    
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii
Holding has gone below 5%    
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the 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 x
Direct Direct xi   Indirect xii Direct   Indirect
Ordinary 28.125p

 

GB00B2988H17

23,389,040 23,389,040 N/A N/A 22,099,330 N/A 4.45%

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Expiration
date xiii
  Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv
  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 xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
  Exercise price Expiration date xvii   Exercise/
Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to   % of voting rights xix, xx
CFD       2,452,487 Nominal   Delta
0.49% 0.49%
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
24,551,817 4.94%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 24,551,817 (4.94%)

 
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: Mark Stevens, Group Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7746 1000

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