Hiscox Ltd - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2226R
Hiscox Ltd
31 March 2008

Notification of major interests in shares

Hiscox Ltd announces that on 28 March 2008 it received the following
notification from INVESCO Limited pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency
Rules.

Robin Mehta, Company Secretary, Hiscox Ltd.
Tel. +1 441 278 8320

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Hiscox Ltd

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

INVESCO Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

27 March 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28 March 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

14% to 13%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE):

Hiscox Ltd Ordinary Shares of 5p each (ISIN: BMG4593F1041)

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of shares: 58,214,064

Number of voting rights: 58,214,064

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of shares (direct): 54,646,828

Number of voting rights (direct): 0

Number of voting rights (indirect): 54,646,828

% of voting rights (direct): 0

% of voting rights (indirect): 13.99%

Total voting rights: 54,646,828 shares (13.99%)

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 20,961

Bank of Ireland (Dublin) - 353,325

Chase Nominees - 3,339,346

Citbank - 44,336,698

HSBC Bank plc (London) - 642,430

Mellon Bank Pittsburgh - 283,155

State Street Trust & Banking (London) - 5,004,304

Northern Trust Company (London) - 599,795

Other - 66,814

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

N/A

13. Additional information:

Please note the group has other holdings which are covered by exemptions

14. Contact name:

Kim Mclaren

15. Contact telephone number:

01491 417051

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