Admiral Regulatory News (ADM)

15 Aug 2007 09:48

Admiral Group PLC15 August 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares +--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | Admiral Group Plc ||issuer of existing shares 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 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 the | BlackRock, Inc. ||notification obligation: | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different| ||from 3.): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|5. Date of the transaction (and date on | 10th August 2007 ||which the threshold is crossed or reached if| ||different): | |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 14th August 2007 |+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or | Gone below 5% ||reached: | |+--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+-+|8. Notified details: | | |+--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-++--------------------------------------------+----------------------+-------+-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|A: Voting rights attached to shares |+------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+|Class/type |Situation previous to|Resulting situation after the triggering ||of shares |the Triggering |transaction ||if possible |transaction | ||using the +----------+----------+---------+--------------------+----------------+|ISIN CODE |Number of |Number of |Number of|Number of voting |% of voting || |Shares |Voting |shares |rights |rights || | |Rights +---------+---------+----------+-------+--------+| | | |Direct |Direct |Indirect |Direct |Indirect|+------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+----------+-------+--------+|GB00B02J6398|13,345,202|13,345,202|N/A |N/A |12,615,660|N/A |4.80% |+------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+----------+-------+--------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Financial Instruments |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+|Type of |Expiration |Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting||financial |date |Conversion Period/|rights that may be |rights ||instrument | |Date |acquired if the | || | | |instrument is | || | | |exercised/ | || | | |converted. | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+| | | | | |+---------------+-----------+------------------+-------------------+-----------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Total (A+B) |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Number of voting rights |% of voting rights |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|12,615,660 |4.80% |+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or ||the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 12,615,660 (4.80%) |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+|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 |BlackRock, Inc ||entities) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Contact address (registered office for |33 King William Street, London, EC4R||legal entities) |9AS |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Phone number |020 7743 2098 |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Other useful information (at least legal |Thomas Hone ||representative for legal persons) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Full name | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Contact address | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Phone number | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+|Other useful information (e.g. functional | ||relationship with the person or legal | ||entity subject to the notification | ||obligation) | |+------------------------------------------+------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|C: Additional information |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange