North Atl.smlr Regulatory News (NAS)

2 Mar 2006 15:09

Highway Insurance Holdings PLC02 March 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company: HIGHWAY INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest: - NORTH ATLANTIC VALUE LLP - NORTH ATLANTIC SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC - ORYX INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND LIMITED - JOHCM ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLP 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18: SHAREHOLDERS NAMED IN 2 ABOVE. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them: NORTH ATLANTIC VALUE LLP, NORTH ATLANTIC SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC, ORYX INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND LIMITED AND JOHCM ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLP ("THE CONCERT PARTY") ARE PARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT TO WHICH SECTION 204 OF THE COMPANIES ACT ("THE ACT") APPLIES. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN WHICH THE CONCERT PARTY IS DEEMED TO BE INTERESTED BY VIRTUE OF SECTIONS 204 AND 205 OF THE ACT IS 5,300,317 SHARES, BEING 2.61% OF THE COMPANY'S ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL AND THEREFORE THIS HOLDING IS NO LONGER NOTIFIABLE. 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired: N/A 6. Percentage of issued class: - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed: NOT DISCLOSED 8. Percentage of issued class: - 9. Class of security: ORDINARY SHARES OF 20P EACH. 10. Date of transaction: NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date listed company informed: 1 MARCH 2006 12. Total holding following this notification: 5,300,317 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 2.61% 14. Any additional information: THERE IS NO LONGER A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE COMPANY. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: P J LAMPSHIRE, 01277 266308 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification: P J LAMPSHIRE, COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification: 2 MARCH 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange