Admiral Regulatory News (ADM)

12 Mar 2008 13:26

Admiral Group PLC12 March 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Admiral Group plcissuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------are attached:------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------------------------ --------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes------------------------------------------ --------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result Noin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights --------are attached------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No------------------------------------------ --------Other (please specify):______________------------------------------------------ --------3. Full name of person(s) subject to FMR LLCnotification obligation: --------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if See 9different from 3): --------------------------------------------------5. Date of transaction (and date on 05 March 2008which the threshold is crossed or ------------------------reached if different):--------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 07 March 2008-------------------------- ------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5%reached: -------------------------------------------------- 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares to the triggering transaction transactionIf possibleuse ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofcode shares voting shares rights voting rights rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectISINGB00B02J6398 13,256,422 13,256,422 12,771,422 12,771,422 4.86% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/ exercised/converted) rights date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 12,771,422 4.86% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Nominee Shares Held Management CompanyBrown Brothers Harriman and Co 11,034,322 FMRCOCitibank NA 329,900 FMRCitibank NA 973,000 FMRCOJP Morgan Chase Bank 28,300 FMRMellon Bank NA 405,900 FMRCO FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management TrustCompany (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US statecharetered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pensionand trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC). Proxy Voting:10. Name of proxy holder: FMR LLC 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 485,000 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 05 March 2008 13. Additional information: 14 Contact name: Stuart Clarke 15. Contact telephone name: 0870 243 2431 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange