Orascom Inv Regulatory News (OIH)

6 Dec 2006 17:26

Omega Insurance Holdings Limited06 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company OMEGA INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest AMVESCAP PLC and its subsidiary companies on behalf of discretionary clients 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 As in 2 above 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 587,750 Chase Nominees 368,246 Vidacos Nominees Limited 32,941,561 HSBC 984,071 Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh 299,200 State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) 4,542,198 Northern Trust Company (London) 787,917 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6) Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Not disclosed 8) Percentage of issued class n/a 9) Class of security Common Shares of US$ 0.10 each 10) Date of transaction Not disclosed 11) Date company informed 5 December 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 40,510,943 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 27.49% 14) Any additional information Notification follows a recent in specie transfer in. Figures are based on shares in issue of 147,355,563. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Malcolm Mitchell Company Secretary 001 441 299 4984 Jeremy Gorman Assistant Company Secretary 020 7935 0027 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Malcolm Mitchell Company Secretary 001 441 299 4984 Jeremy Gorman Assistant Company Secretary 020 7935 0027 Date of notification 6 December 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange