F.b.d.hldgs Regulatory News (FBH)

9 Apr 2008 18:25

FBD Holdings PLC09 April 2008 Standard Form TR-1 Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/ECFinancial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC(i) 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii): FBD HOLDINGS PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): (X) 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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation(iii): ALLIANZ SE and DRESDNER KLEINWORT SECURITIES LIMITED 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(iv): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 7 APRIL 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified; 8 APRIL 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 9% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares the Triggering transaction(if possible transactionusing theISIN CODE) Number of Number of Number of Number of % of voting Shares Voting Shares Voting Rights Rights Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect ORDINARYIE0003290289 2,718,315 2,718,315 3,073,508 3,073,508 3,438 9.249 0.01 SUBTOTAL A 2,718,315 2,718,315 3,073,508 3,076,946 9.259(based onaggregatevotingrights) B) Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of votingfinancial Date(1) Conversion that may be acquired if rightsinstrument Period/ Date(1) the instrument is exercised/converted SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) Total (A+B) number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,076,946 9.259 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable(vi): Dresdner Kleinwort Securities Limited (DKSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dresdner Bank AG and Zenon Beteiligungs GmbH ("Zenon"), a direct subsidiary of Dresdner Bank AG. Dresdner Bank AG is a direct subsidiary of Allianz Finanzbeteiligungs GmbH ("Allianz Finanz"), which is itself a direct subsidiary of Allianz SE. Accordingly Allianz SE, Allianz Finanz, Dresdner Bank AG and Zenon are deemed to be interested in those shares in which DKSL is interested. 10. In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold (number) voting rights as of (date). N/A 11. Additional information: This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange