Holding(s) in Company
June 19 2003 - 7:41AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:5213M
BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC
19 June 2003
DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS
1) NAME OF COMPANY
BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC
2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST
AMVESCAP PLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or 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
AS PER Q2. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES OF AMVESCAP HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PORTFOLIO
MANAGEMENT CLIENTS FOR WHOM THEY ACT AS INVESTMENT MANAGER AND INVESTMENT
ADVISOR AND BY VIRTUE OF SECTION 203 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 AMVESCAP IS
DEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME INTEREST IN THE SHARES.
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them.
VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD (150,404,147) (SEE Q14)
HSBC NOMINEES LTD (21,420,033)
BANK OF NEW YORK (6,416,958)
NORTHERN TRUST NOMINEES LIMITED (3,382,470)
CHASE NOMINEES LTD (2,075,537)
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.
N/A
6) ( N/A %) of issued Class
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
6,340,000
8) ( 0.65 %) of issued Class
9) Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P
10) Date of transaction
16 JUNE 2003
11) Date company informed
18 JUNE 2003
12) Total holding following this notification
183,699,145
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
18.89%
(BASED ON ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF 972,544,446 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P)
(EXCLUDES ANY CONVERSION OF CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED SUBORDINATED LOAN STOCK 2008
TO ORDINARY SHARES)
14) Any additional information
OF THE SHARES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD INVESCO PERPETUAL
HIGH INCOME FUND IS INTERESTED IN 101,132,833 SHARES (10.40% OF ISSUED CLASS AS
DEFINED IN Q13).
INVESCO PERPETUAL INCOME FUND IS INTERESTED IN 35,138,045 SHARES (3.61%).
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
LUCIE GILBERT
020 7984 8664
16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
Date of Notification 19 JUNE 2003
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