Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Amlin Plc

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS 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 state 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 the notification obligation:

AXA S.A.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

21 December 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22 December 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Â	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
		Number of shares	Â	Number of voting Rights
		25,049,679		25,049,679

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Â	Number of shares	Â	Number of voting rights			Â	% of voting rights
		Direct		Direct	Â	Indirect		Direct	Â	Indirect
		2,727,440		2,727,440		20,633,756		0.58		4.39

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights	Â	% of voting rights
23,361,196		4.97

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Name of the Company/Fund	Â	Number of Shares	Â	% of issued share capital
Alliance Capital Management   Direct		802,100		0.17074
AXA   Direct		937,736		0.19961
AXA Colonia Konzern   Direct		743,594		0.15829
AXA Financial, Inc   Indirect		15,693,400		3.34061
AXA Framlington   Indirect		146,918		0.031273981
AXA France   Indirect		1,112,060		0.24
AXA IM UK   Direct		123,509		0.02629098
AXA Rosenberg   Indirect		3,681,378		0.783643579
AXA Winterthur   Direct		120,501		0.025650676
Total Direct Total Indirect		2,727,440 20,633,756		0.58058 4.39224
TOTAL		23,361,196		4.97283

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Charles Pender, Group Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7746 1000

Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

AXA S.A.

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

Phone number:

Kyere Tabiri

020 7003 1510 (AXA Investment Managers UK Limited)

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name:

Amlin plc

Contact address:

St Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London, EC3A 8ND

Phone number:

020 7746 1000

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation):

C: Additional information :