TR1 Notification

RNS Number : 1472D

Hiscox Ltd

17 March 2011

 

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Hiscox Limited
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				x
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):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Jupiter Asset Management Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		15th March 2011
6. Date on which issuer notified:		16th March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		4%, 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the 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

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary 5p shares

18,948,769

18,948,769

19,288,964

5.065%

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

19,288,964

5.065%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The Ordinary shares will appear on the register in the following names: Nortrust Nominees Limited - 17,000,252 Chase Nominees Limited - 329,506 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited - 554,843 BlackRock Pensions Nominees Limited - 333,679 BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited - 1,070,684
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	Lee Chen
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 314 4773

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form of legal entities)
Contact address (registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email
Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name	Lee Chen
Contact address	1 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7JJ
Phone number & email	020 7314 4773 [e-mail]
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

 

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