Holding(s) in Company

Holding(s) in Company

Amlin Plc

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii						Amlin
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								No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments								No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights								No
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii			Â	Kames Capital
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv				Â
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v				02nd February 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified:				6th February 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii				4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

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Situation previous to the triggering transaction

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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

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% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

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Indirect xii

Direct

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Indirect

Ordinary 28.125p   GB00B2988H17

19,900,820

19,900,820

16,052,617

16,052,617

3,518,241

3.23%

0.71%

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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

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Expiration date xiii

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Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

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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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

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Exercise price

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Expiration date xvii

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Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

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Number of voting rights instrument refers to

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% of voting rights xix, xx

Contract for Difference

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109,514

Nominal

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Delta

0.02%

1

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Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

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Percentage of voting rights

19,680,372

3.96%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Kames Capital:-   Kames Capital plc Kames Capital Management Ltd Kames Capital ICVC Kames Capital VCIC
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Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:			Â	Kames Capital
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:				Â
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:				Â
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13. Additional information:	Â	Amlin plc
14. Contact name:		Mark Stevens, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone number:		020 7746 1000