Holding(s) in Company
Hiscox Ltd
02 April 2007
Notification of major interests in shares
Hiscox Ltd announces that on 2 April 2007 it received the following
notification from Fidelity International Limited (FIL) pursuant to the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Robin Mehta, Company Secretary, Hiscox Ltd.
Tel. +1 441 278 8320
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION 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 the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)
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:
Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Nominee Shares Held Management Company
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 97,587 FPM
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 127,785 FIL
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 460,799 FPM
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 266,506 FPM
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 5,327,767 FISL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 9,501,803 FIL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 390,694 FII
HSBC BANK PLC 248,683 FPM
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 2,145,565 FII
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 149,771 FPM
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
27 March 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:
29 March 2007
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):
Hiscox Ltd Ordinary Shares of 5p each (ISIN: BMG4593F1041)
Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of shares: 20,007,478
Number of voting rights: 20,007,478
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares (direct): 0
Number of voting rights (direct): 0
Number of voting rights (indirect): 18,716,960
% of voting rights (direct): 0.00%
% of voting rights (indirect): 4.74%
Total voting rights: 18,716,960 (4.74%)
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Nominee Shares Held Management Company
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 97,587 FPM
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S 127,785 FIL
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 460,799 FPM
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 266,506 FPM
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 5,327,767 FISL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 9,501,803 FIL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 390,694 FII
HSBC BANK PLC 248,683 FPM
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 2,145,565 FII
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 149,771 FPM
Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited
(FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),
Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments
Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),
investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional
clients.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
Fidelity International Limited (FIL)
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
1,290,518
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights
27 March 2007
13. Additional information:
N/A
14. Contact name:
Teresa Garry
15. Contact:
fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com
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