North Atl.smlr Regulatory News (NAS)

23 Jan 2006 15:00

Highway Insurance Holdings PLC23 January 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of Company: HIGHWAY INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Name of Shareholder having 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 in respect ofholding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson's spouse or children under the age of 18: SHAREHOLDERS NAMED IN 2 ABOVE. 4. Name of the legal entities / registered holder(s) and, if more thanone holder, the number of shares held by each of them: NORTH ATLANTIC VALUE LLP 4,949,316NORTH ATLANTIC SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 4,000,000ORYX INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND LIMITED 806,250JOHCM ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLP 2,518,915 TOTAL 12,274,481 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 company informed: 23 JANUARY 2006 12. Total holding following this notification: 12,274,481 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: NORTH ATLANTIC VALUE LLP 2.43%NORTH ATLANTIC SMALLER COMPANIES 1.97% INVESTMENT TRUST PLCORYX INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND LIMITED 0.40%JOHCM ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLP 1.24% TOTAL 6.04% 14. Any additional information: NORTH ATLANTIC VALUE LLP, NORTH ATLANTIC SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC,ORYX INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND LIMITED AND JOHCM ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS LLP AREPARTIES TO AN AGREEMENT TO WHICH SECTION 204 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 APPLIES.BY VIRTUE OF SECTIONS 204 AND 205 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 EACH OF THOSEPARTIES IS DEEMED TO BE INTERESTED IN THE 12,274,481 SHARES REFERRED TO ABOVE,BEING 6.04% OF THE COMPANY'S ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: P J LAMPSHIRE, 01277 266308 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsiblefor making this notification: P J LAMPSHIRE, COMPANY SECRETARY This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange