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 plc | |||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Â |
Yes |
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | Â |
No |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | Â |
No |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | Â |
No |
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| Other (please specify): | Â | Â | No | ||||
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
AEGON Asset Management UK |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
08th August 2011 |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
10th August 2011 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
3% |
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| 8. Notified details: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Class/type of shares
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
 | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number of Shares |
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Number of Voting Rights |
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Number of shares |
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Number of voting rights |
 | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Â | Â | Â | Direct | Â | Direct xi | Â | Indirect xii | Â | Direct | Â | Indirect | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GB00B2988H17 | Â | 14,721,164 | Â | 14,721,164 | Â | 14,184,764 | Â | 14,184,764 | Â | 1,095,693 | Â | 2.85% | Â | 0.22% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contract for Difference | Â | n/a | n/a | Â | n/a | Â | n/a | Â | Nominal | Â | Delta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.00% | Â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15,280,457 | Â | 3.07% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi |
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AEGON Asset Management UK:- Â
AEGON Asset Management UK Holdings Ltd
AEGON Investment Management UK ltd |
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| Proxy Voting: | |||||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â | AEGON Asset Management UK | |||
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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: | Â | Mark Stevens, Deputy Company Secretary | |||
| 15. Contact telephone number: | Â |
020 7746 1000 |
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