TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |1a. Identity of the issuer or the | | |underlying issuer of existing | Admiral Group PLC | |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 |BlackRock, Inc. | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |City and country of registered |Wilmington, DE, USA | |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 |04/06/2019 | |crossed or reached(vi): | | +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ |6. Date on which issuer notified |05/06/2019 | |(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 |4.98% |0.17% |5.15% |290,949,880 | |threshold was | | | | | |crossed or reached| | | | | +------------------+--------------+----------------+----------+----------------+ |Position of | | | | | |previous |5.01% |0.15% |5.17% | | |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 | |14,512,973 | |4.98% | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. A | 14,512,973 | 4.98% | +--------------+------------------------------+--------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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. | | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ |Securities | | |492,878 |0.16% | |Lending | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ | | | | | | +--------------+----------+--------------+----------------------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8. B | 492,878 |0.16% | |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 | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ |CFD | | |Cash |6,315 |0.00% | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ | | | | | | | +------------+------------+------------+----------------+-------+--------------+ |SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 | 6,315 |0.00% | +----------------+-------+--------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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 | X | |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 | | Name(xv) | higher than the | instruments if it |equals or is higher than| | | notifiable |equals or is higher|the notifiable threshold| | | threshold |than the notifiable| | | | | threshold | | +--------------+------------------+-------------------+------------------------+ |See Attachment| | | | +--------------+------------------+-------------------+------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |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) | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | |BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team | | | |James Michael | | | | | |020 7743 3650 | | | +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Place of completion | 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. | +---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+ | Date of completion | 5 June, 2019 | +---------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
Section 9 Attachment
+---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | |% of voting rights|% of voting rights |Total of both if | | |if it equals or is| through financial | it equals or is | | Name(xv) | higher than the | instruments if it | higher than the | | | notifiable |equals or is higher| notifiable | | | threshold |than the notifiable| threshold | | | | threshold | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 3, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman 1 LP| | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay Finco Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay IV Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Finance | | | | |Europe Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Advisors | | | | |(UK) Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock (Singapore)| | | | |Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock HK Holdco | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Lux Finco | | | | |S.a.r.l. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Japan | | | | |Holdings GK | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Japan Co., | | | | |Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 4, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 6, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Delaware | | | | |Holdings Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |Institutional Trust | | | | |Company, National | | | | |Association | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Australia | | | | |Holdco Pty. Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management | | | | |(Australia) Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 3, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman 1 LP| | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay Finco Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay IV Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Finance | | | | |Europe Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management (UK) | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock (Singapore)| | | | |Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock HK Holdco | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asset | | | | |Management North Asia| | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 3, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman 1 LP| | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay Finco Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay IV Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Finance | | | | |Europe Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management (UK) | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asset | | | | |Management | | | | |Deutschland AG | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 3, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman 1 LP| | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay Finco Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay IV Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International Limited| | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |Trident Merger, LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Investment | | | | |Management, LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 3, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Canada | | | | |Holdings LP | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Canada | | | | |Holdings ULC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Asset | | | | |Management Canada | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 4, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 6, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Delaware | | | | |Holdings Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Fund | | | | |Advisors | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 3, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman 1 LP| | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay Finco Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Cayman West| | | | |Bay IV Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Group | | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Finance | | | | |Europe Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |(Netherlands) B.V. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Capital | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Advisors, | | | | |LLC | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Holdco 2, | | | | |Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock Financial | | | | |Management, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings, Inc. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BR Jersey | | | | |International | | | | |Holdings L.P. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock (Singapore)| | | | |Holdco Pte. Ltd. | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ |BlackRock (Singapore)| | | | |Limited | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+ | | | | | +---------------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
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