Brit PLC Total Voting Rights (0232E)

TIDMBRIT

RNS Number : 0232E

Brit PLC

03 April 2014

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3 April 2014

Brit PLC

Total voting rights and capital

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's (the "FCA") Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Brit PLC (the "Company") announces that as at 8.00am on 2 April 2014:

- the share capital of the Company consisted of 400,000,000 ordinary shares of GBP 2.00 each with voting rights ("Ordinary Shares");

   -     each Ordinary Share carries one vote; 
   -     the Company did not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury; and 
   -     accordingly, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 400,000,000. 

The total voting rights figure (400,000,000) may be used by shareholders and others with notification obligations as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company's Ordinary Shares under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

ENQUIRIES

Brit Group Investor Relations: [phone]

Public Relations Advisers to Brit Group

Brunswick: [phone]

James Olley

Sponsor, Joint Global Co-ordinator and Joint Bookrunner

J.P. Morgan Cazenove: [phone]

Mike Collar, Greg Chamberlain, James Taylor, Charles Pretzlik

Joint Global Co-ordinator and Joint Bookrunner

UBS: [phone]

Jonathan Retter, Christopher Smith, Hugh Man, Alia Malik

Co-Lead Manager

Canaccord Genuity: [phone]

Roger Lambert, Chris Connors, Joe Weaving

Co-Lead Manager

Numis: [phone]

Alex Ham, Charles Farquhar, Robert Bruce

Important Notice

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada or Japan or any other jurisdiction where such release, publication or distribution would be unlawful.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where such offer or sale would be unlawful. The Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.

This communication is distributed in any member state of the European Economic Area which applies the Prospectus Directive (each such member state, a "Relevant Member State", and this Directive together with any implementing measures in any member state, the "Prospectus Directive") only to those persons who are qualified investors for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive in such member state, and such other persons as this document may be addressed on legal grounds, and no person that is not a relevant person or qualified investor may act or rely on this document or any of its contents. The expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and any amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State, and the expression "2010 PD Amending Directive" means Directive 2010/73/EU.

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