Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMBRE 
 
For filings with the FSA include the 
 annex 
 
 For filings with issuer exclude the 
 annex 
 
 
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|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                | 
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|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying  |                                | 
|issuer                                       |   BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS NV   | 
|of existing shares to which voting rights are|                                | 
|attached:                                    |                                | 
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|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          |   X    | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which |        | 
|may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which      |        | 
|voting rights are attached                                           |        | 
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|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic      |        | 
|effect to qualifying financial instruments                           |        | 
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|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                     |        | 
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|Other (please specify):                                              |        | 
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|3. Full name of person(s) subject to  |                                       | 
|the                                   |CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG                 | 
|notification obligation:              |                                       | 
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|4. Full name of shareholder(s)        |                                       | 
|(if different from 3.):               |CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LTD  | 
|                                      |                                       | 
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|5. Date of the transaction and date on|                                       | 
|which the threshold is crossed or     |10/03/2011                             | 
|reached:                              |                                       | 
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|6. Date on which issuer notified:     |11/03/11                               | 
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|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|Below 5%                               | 
|reached:                              |                                       | 
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|8. Notified details:                                                              | 
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|A: Voting rights attached to shares                                               | 
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|Class/type  |Situation previous   |Resulting situation after the triggering       | 
|of          |to the triggering    |transaction                                    | 
|shares      |transaction          |                                               | 
|            +---------+-----------+---------+-----------------+-------------------+ 
|if possible |Number   |Number     |Number   |Number of voting |% of  voting rights| 
|using       |of       |of         |of shares|rights           |                   | 
|the ISIN    |  ares   |Vo ing     +---------+------+----------+--------+----------+ 
|CODE        |         |Rights     |Direct   |Direct|Indirect  |Direct  |Indirect  | 
+------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+----------+--------+----------+ 
|ORD         |         |           |         |      |          |        |          | 
|NL0009347863|4,713,053|4,713,053  |N/A      |N/A   |Not       |N/A     |Not       | 
|            |         |           |         |      |reportable|        |reportable| 
+------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+----------+--------+----------+ 
 
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|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                               | 
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              | 
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|Type of       |Expiration|Exercise/          |Number of voting  |% of voting      | 
|financial     |date      |Conversion Period  |rights that may be|rights           | 
|instrument    |          |                   |acquired if the   |                 | 
|              |          |                   |instrument is     |                 | 
|              |          |                   |exercised/        |                 | 
|              |          |                   |converted.        |                 | 
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|N/A           |          |                   |                  |                 | 
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|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial     | 
|Instruments xv, xvi                                                               | 
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|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              | 
+-------------+--------+----------+----------+------------------+------------------+ 
|Type of      |Exercise|Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting  |% of voting rights| 
|financial    |price   |date      |Conversion|rights instrument |                  | 
|instrument   |        |          |period    |refers to         |                  | 
|             |        |          |          |                  |                  | 
+-------------+--------+----------+----------+------------------+-------+----------+ 
|             |        |          |          |                  |Nominal|Delta     | 
|N/A          |        |          |          |                  +-------+----------+ 
|             |        |          |          |                  |       |          | 
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|Total (A+B+C)                                                                     | 
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|Number of voting rights            |Percentage of voting rights                   | 
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|                                   |                                              | 
|          Not reportable           |                Not reportable                | 
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|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or| 
|the                                                                       | 
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                | 
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|                                                                          | 
| 1. Credit Suisse Group AG                                                | 
| 2. Credit Suisse AG                                                      | 
|     0. 2.1. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd                        | 
|     1.                                                                   | 
|     2.                                                                   | 
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|Proxy Voting:                                                             | 
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|10. Name of the proxy holder:                    |                        | 
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|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will    |                        | 
|cease                                            |                        | 
|to hold:                                         |                        | 
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|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold|                        | 
|voting rights:                                   |                        | 
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|13. Additional information:  |                                            | 
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|14. Contact name:            |Gloria Ajok                                 | 
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|15. Contact telephone number:|[phone]                        | 
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 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer 
 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in shares 
 
 
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|A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification        | 
|obligation                                                                    | 
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|Full name                          |                                          | 
|(including legal form of legal     |Credit Suisse Group AG                    | 
|entities)                          |                                          | 
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|Contact address                    |                                          | 
|(registered office for legal       |One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ          | 
|entities)                          |                                          | 
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|Phone number & email               |020 7883 5416 Anthony.Allen@credit-       | 
|                                   |suisse.com                                | 
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|Other useful information           |                                          | 
|(at least legal representative for |Anthony Allen                             | 
|legal persons)                     |                                          | 
|                                   |                                          | 
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|B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                    | 
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|Full name                          |                                          | 
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|Contact address                    |                                          | 
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|Phone number & email               |                                          | 
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|Other useful information           |                                          | 
|(e.g. functional relationship with |                                          | 
|the person or legal entity subject |                                          | 
|to the notification obligation)    |                                          | 
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|C: Additional information                                                     | 
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|Our ref: 1346411                                                              | 
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