Admiral Group PLC : Holding(s) in Company <Origin Href="QuoteRef">ADML.L</Origin>

AdmiralAnnouncement

18/11/2015 16:31

For filings with the FCA include the annex                                                                                                                                                    
  For filings with issuer exclude the annex                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                
  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                               
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                          Admiral Group PLC (ADM LN)                         
  of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                  
  attached: ii                                                                                                                                                                                   
  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                                                      
  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                    YES             
  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                               
  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                    
  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                              
  Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                      
  3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                              Mackenzie Financial Corporation                                                                                          
  notification obligation: iii                                                                                                                                                                   
  4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                                                
   (if different from 3.): iv                                                                                                                                                                   
  5. Date of the transaction and date on                                November 17, 2015                                                                                                        
  which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                              
  reached: v                                                                                                                                                                                     
  6. Date on which issuer notified:                                     November 18, 2015                                                                                                        
  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                Crossed below 4%                                                                                                         
  reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                           
  8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                                                                                     
  Class/type of                            Situation previous                                        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                          
  shares                                   to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                       
  if possible using the ISIN CODE          transaction                                                                                                                                                                             
  Number                                            Number                      Number                          Number of voting                                        % of  voting rights x                   
  of                                                of                          of shares                       rights                                                                                           
  Shares                                            Voting                                                                                                                                                       
                                                    Rights                                                                                                                                                       
  Direct                                            Direct xi         Indirect xii        Direct                Indirect                 
  GB00B02J6398                             11,288,805                 11,288,805                                                                                      11,068,926                               3.93%            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                              
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                             
  Type of financial                                 Expiration                  Exercise/                                                                Number of voting                                % of voting               
  instrument                                        date xiii                   Conversion Period xiv                                                    rights that may be                              rights                    
                                                                                                                                                         acquired if the                                                           
                                                                                                                                                         instrument is                                                             
                                                                                                                                                         exercised/ converted.                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                                                                
  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                             
  Type of financial    Exercise price                       Expiration date xvii          Exercise/                        Number of voting rights instrument refers to               % of voting rights xix, xx                 
  instrument                                                                              Conversion period xviii                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                 Nominal                             Delta   
                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
  Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
  Number of voting rights                                                                                       Percentage of voting rights                                                                                        
  11,068,926                                                                                                    3.93%                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi               
                                                                             
                                                                              
  Proxy Voting:                                                                
  10. Name of the proxy holder:                                               
  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                         
  to hold:                                                                     
  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                           
  voting rights:                                                               
                                                                              
                                   Senior Compliance Officer                   
  13. Additional information:                                                  
  14. Contact name:                Ataun Pasha                                 
  15. Contact telephone number:    416-967-2000 (ext. 5653)