Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6846R

Hiscox Ltd

26 August 2010

 



TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:						Hiscox Ltd.
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights								YES
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition 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 notification obligation:					Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):					08/24/2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:					08/25/2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:					5.14%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use 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			Percentage of voting rights
				Direct		Indirect	Direct	Indirect
BMG4593F1041	19,410,231	19,410,231	19,410,231	19,410,231			5.14%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
19,410,231	5.14%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	Joseph Quinones, Jr., Vice President
15. Contact telephone name:	212-832-5280 (USA)

 

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