Orascom Inv Regulatory News (OIH)

8 Dec 2006 10:41

Omega Insurance Holdings Limited08 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company OMEGA INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest Aviva plc and its subsidiaries 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 Morley Fund Management Limited:BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 2,720,700*Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 5,874,226*CUIM Nominee Limited 2,369,496* * denotes beneficial interest 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 2,573,295 6) Percentage of issued class 1.75% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed n/a 8) Percentage of issued class n/a 9) Class of security Ordinary US$0.10 10) Date of transaction 6 December 2006 11) Date company informed 7 December 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 10,964,422* * beneficial interest only 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.44% 14) Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue of 147,355,563. 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Malcolm MitchellCompany Secretary001 441 299 4984 Jeremy GormanAssistant Company Secretary020 7935 0027 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Malcolm MitchellCompany Secretary001 441 299 4984 Jeremy GormanAssistant Company Secretary020 7935 0027 Date of notification 8 December 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange