TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the | |FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |1a. Identity of the issuer or the | | |underlying issuer of existing | Admiral Group PLC (ADM LN) | |shares to which voting rights are | | |attached(ii): | | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an 'X'| |if appropriate) | +---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ |Non-UK issuer | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ |2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with | |an 'X') | +---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X | +---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ |An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ |An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ |Other (please specify)(iii): | | +---------------------------------------------------------------+--------------+ |3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |Name |Mackenzie Financial Corporation | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered |Toronto, Canada | |office (if applicable) | | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |Name | | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered | | |office (if applicable) | | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |5. Date on which the threshold was |May 4, 2018 | |crossed or reached(vi): | | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified |May 7, 2018 | |(DD/MM/YYYY): | | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ | | % of voting | % of voting | | | | | rights | rights through | Total of |Total number of | | | attached to | financial |both in % |voting rights of| | |shares (total | instruments | (8.A + |issuer(vii) | | | of 8. A) |(total of 8.B 1 | 8.B) | | | | | + 8.B 2) | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ |Resulting | | | | | |situation on the | | | | | |date on which |2.99% | |2.99% |8,615,658 | |threshold was | | | | | |crossed or reached| | | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous |3.03% |0.04% |3.07% | | |notification (if | | | | | |applicable) | | | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the | |threshold was crossed or reached(viii) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |A: Voting rights attached to shares | +--------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------+ |Class/type of |Number of voting rights(ix) |% of voting rights | |shares +---------------+ +-----------------+--------------+ |ISIN code (if | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |possible) | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of | (Art 9 of | (Art 10 of | | | Directive | Directive | Directive | Directive | | | 2004/109/EC) |2004/109/EC) | 2004/109/EC) |2004/109/EC) | | | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | (DTR5.1) | (DTR5.2.1) | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ |GB00B02J6398 | | 8,615,658| | 2.99%| +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. A | 8,615,658| 2.99%| +--------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive | |2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ | | | |Number of voting | | |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |rights that may be |% of voting | |financial |date(x) |Conversion |acquired if the |rights | |instrument | |Period(xi) |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/converted. | | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. B | | | |1 | | | +--------------+----------------------+--------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. | |13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ |Type of | |Exercise/ | |Number | | |financial |Expiration |Conversion |Physical or cash|of |% of voting | |instrument |date(x) |Period (xi) |settlement(xii) |voting |rights | | | | | |rights | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | | | +----------------+-------+--------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification | |obligation (please mark the | |applicable box with an 'X') | +------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ |Person subject to the notification obligation is not | | |controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does | | |not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or | | |indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer(xiii) | | +------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+ |Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the | | |voting rights and/or the | | |financial instruments are effectively held starting with the| | |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv | | |)(please add additional rows as necessary) | | +--------+-------------------+--------------------+----------+-----------------+ | |% of voting rights | % of voting rights | | | |if it equals or is | through financial | Total of both if it equals | |Name(xv)| higher than the | instruments if it | or is higher than the | | | notifiable |equals or is higher | notifiable threshold | | | threshold |than the notifiable | | | | | threshold | | +--------+-------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+ | | | | | +--------+-------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+ | | | | | +--------+-------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+ | | | | | +--------+-------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+ | | | | | +--------+-------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+ | | | | | +--------+-------------------+--------------------+----------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ |Name of the proxy holder | | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ |The number and % of voting | | |rights held | | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ |The date until which the | | |voting rights will be held | | +----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |11. Additional information(xvi) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------+---+ | Place of completion | | +---------------------+---+ | Date of completion | | +---------------------+---+
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Source: Admiral Group PLC via GlobeNewswire
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