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 |
No |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
No |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
No |
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| Other (please specify): | Â | Â | Â | ||||||
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
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Kames Capital |
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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 |
01st February 2012 | ||||||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: |
02nd February 2012 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
4% |
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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 |
Number of shares |
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Number of voting rights |
 | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Â | Indirect xii | Direct | Â | Indirect | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ordinary 28.125p
 GB00B2988H17 |
19,604,211 | 19,604,211 | 16,273,065 | 16,273,065 | 3,518,241 | 3.27% | 0.71% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 109,514 | Nominal | Â | Delta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.02% | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total (A+B+C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Â | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19,900,820 | 4.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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| Kames Capital:- | |||||
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| 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 | |||
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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: |
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Amlin plc |
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| 14. Contact name: |
Mark Stevens, Company Secretary |
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| 15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7746 1000 |
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