Hiscox PLC
10 October 2006
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of listed company
Hiscox plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Amvescap plc
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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
Amvescap plc and subsidiary companies on behalf of discretionary clients
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) 61,874
Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 380,851
JP Morgan Chase 4,085,150
Citibank 47,879,093
HSBC Bank plc (London) 146,499
Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh 348,971
State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) 5,267,054
Northern Trust Company (London) 815,819
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
30,000
6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
Less than 0.01%
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
N/A
8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
N/A
9. Class of security
Ordinary 5p Shares
10. Date of transaction
5 October 2006
11. Date listed company informed
9 October 2006
12. Total holding following this notification
58,985,311
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)
15.01%
14. Any additional information
N/A
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
David Taylor, 020 7448 6791
16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification
S J Bridges, Company Secretary
Date of notification
10 October 2006
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