Admiral Regulatory News (ADM)

31 Jul 2007 11:17

Admiral Group PLC31 July 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Admiral Group Plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition ofshares 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 the notification BlackRock, Inc.obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 26th July 2007crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30th July 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Gone above 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting sharesCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB00B02J6398 N/A N/A N/A N/A 13,345,202 N/A 5.08% B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights13,345,202 5.08% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 13,345,202 (5.08%) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the 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: 15. Contact telephone number: ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) BlackRock, Inc Contact address (registered office for legal entities) 33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS Phone number 020 7743 2098 Other useful information (at least legal representative Thomas Honefor legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull nameContact addressPhone numberOther useful information (e.g. functional relationshipwith the person or legal entity subject to thenotification obligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange