30 Jun 2008 14:05
| TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares |
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | Lighthouse Group plc |
| 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes |
| 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 notification obligation: | Rock Holdings Limited Arron Banks |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Southern Rock Insurance Co. Ltd Rock Holdings Limited Arron Banks Barclays Stock Brokers Ltd |
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 26 June 2008 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 30 June 2008 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| GB0009779116 | 5,115,095 | 4% | 5,817,500 | 5,817,500 | 172,595 | 4.56% | 0.14% |
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
| Spread Bet (Arron Banks) | 16 Sep 08 | 400,000 | 0.31% | |
| Total (A+B) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 6,390,095 | 5.01% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | |
| Southern Rock Insurance Company Ltd | 3,160,000 Shares 2.47% |
| Rock Holdings Ltd | 2,357,5000 Shares 1.85% |
| Arron Banks | 700,000 Shares 0.55% |
| Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd (Paul Chase-Gardener) | 172,595 Shares 0.14% |
| Both Arron Banks and Paul Chase-Gardener are connected to both Rock Holdings Limited and Southern Rock Insurance Company Ltd, being major shareholders in Rock Holdings Limited. Rock Holdings Limited is a major shareholder of Southern Rock Insurance Company Ltd. Therefore, together Southern Rock Insurance Company, Rock Holdings Limited, Arron Banks and Paul Chase-Gardener are interested in 6,390,095 shares in Lighthouse Group Plc, representing approximately 5.01% of the Company's issued share capital. | |
| Proxy Voting: | |
| 10. Name of 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: | Beverley Field |
| 15. Contact telephone name: | +44 (0) 1454 634 853 |