Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9079W
Hiscox Ltd
17 June 2008
 





TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


HISCOX Plc



2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes


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 notification obligation:


INVESCO Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):



5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):


12 June 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


13 June 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


13% to 12%


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares

If possible use 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

Percentage of voting rights


Direct


Indirect


Direct


Indirect

Ordinary 5p Shares

(BMG4593F1041)


54,646,828

54,646,828

49,466,133


49,466,133


12.88%


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights








Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

49,466,133

12.88%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 20,961


Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 334,983


Chase Nominees - 2,554,626


Citibank - 39,824,227


HSBC Bank plc (London) - 876,255


Mellon Bank Pittsburgh - 279,067


State Street Trust & Banking (London) - 4,983,723


Northern Trust Company (London) - 590,004


Other - 2,287



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of 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:


Sam Edwards

15. Contact telephone name:


01491 416381



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