Last checked at 23 Sep 2008 14:19
| 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 Limited | |
| 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): | 19 September 2008 | |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 September 2008 | |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 9%, 10%, | |
| 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) | 36,001,678 | 36,001,678 | 38,254,927 | 38,254,927 | 10.40% | |||
| 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 |
| 38,254,927 | 10.40% |
| 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) - 14,361 Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 334,983 Chase Nominees - 3,817,755 Citibank - 27,454,065 HSBC Bank plc (London) - 876,255 Mellon Bank Pittsburgh - 279,067 State Street Trust & Banking (London) - 4,876,767 Northern Trust Company (London) - 590,004 Other - 11,670 |
| 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 number: | 01491 416381 |