R&Q Insurance Regulatory News (RQIH)

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

RANDALL & QUILTER INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PLC (ISIN: GB00B29H4M52)

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Initial disclosure as per the Disclosure & Transparency Rules (Disclosure of CFDs) Instrument 2009

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 

CQS (UK) LLP

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

CQS CONVERTIBLE AND QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES MASTER FUND LIMITED

CQS DIRECTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND LIMITED

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

1ST JUNE 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3RD JUNE 2009

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

3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%, 10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares 

Class/type of shares

if possible using the 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

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B29H4M52

1,600,000

1,600,000

1,600,000

2.86%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, 

CONTRACT FOR DIFFERENCES

4,397,500

Nominal

Delta

7.86%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,997,500

10.72%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Compliance Officer, CQS (UK) LLP

14. Contact name:

Kathryn Louise Haswell

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7201 6900