Holding(s) in Company
Amlin Plc
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | |||||||||
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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 | Â | 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 | Â | ||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Â | ||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â | ||||||||
Other (please specify): | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
 | Baillie Gifford & Co | |||||||
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: |
21 June 2010 | ||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 June 2010 | ||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
5% |
8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
 | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Shares |
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Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
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Number of voting rights |
 | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Â | Indirect | Direct | Â | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GB00B2988H17 | Below 5% | Below 5% | 25,044,219 | Â | 25,044,219 | Â | 5.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
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Expiration date |
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Exercise/ Conversion Period |
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
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% of voting rights |
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N/A | Â | Â | Â | Â | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Â | % of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
N/A | Â | Â | Â | Â | Nominal | Â | Delta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,044,219 | 5.05 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant. Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent undertaking of an investment management group. Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited [6,201,590; 1.3%] is also a discretionary investment manager. Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [781,149; 0.2%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co. Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited [5,175,754; 1.0%] is a life assurance company which procures discretionary investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own account shareholdings. |
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
Amlin plc | |
14. Contact name: | Charles Pender, Group Company Secretary | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7746 1000 |