REG-Amlin Plc Holding(s) in Company

LONDON--(Business Wire)--

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Amlin plc

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

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:

AXA S.A.

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):

12 January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13 January 2009

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

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE Situation previous to the Triggering
transaction
Number of shares Number of voting Rights
23,500,289 23,500,289

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
2,849,241 2,849,241 20,348,491 0.61 4.33

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. % of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
23,197,732 4.94

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

Name of the Company/Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital
Alliance Capital Management 802,100 0.17072

Direct
AXA 999,537 0.21274

Direct
AXA Colonia Konzern 743,594 0.15826

Direct
AXA Financial, Inc 15,410,500 3.27994

Indirect
AXA Framlington 146,918 0.031269698

Indirect
AXA France 1,112,060 0.24

Indirect
AXA IM UK 183,509 0.039057645

Direct
AXA Rosenberg 3,679,013 0.783032887

Indirect
AXA Winterthur 120,501 0.025647163

Direct
Total Direct 2,849,241 0.60643
Total Indirect 20,348,491 4.33093
TOTAL 23,197,732 4.93735

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:

14. Contact name:

Charles Pender, Group Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7746 1000

Annex to Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

AXA S.A.

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France

Phone number:

Kyere Tabiri

020 7003 1510 (AXA Investment Managers UK Limited)

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name:

Amlin plc

Contact address:

St Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London, EC3A 8ND

Phone number:

020 7746 1000

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification obligation):

C: Additional information :

Amlin Plc

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