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 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||||
Other (please specify): | Â | Â | |||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
 | BlackRock, Inc. | |||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
2nd June 2011 | ||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 3rd June 2011 | ||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Holding has gone above 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 | 24,298,931 | 24,298,931 | N/A | N/A | 24,564,161 | N/A | 4.95% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
CFD | Â | Â | Â | 450,200 | Nominal | Â | Delta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0.09% | 0.09% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25,014,361 | 5.04% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 25,014,361 (5.04%) |
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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 | ||
15. Contact telephone number: | 02077461000 |