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Amlin (AML)

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Insurance (non-life)

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£1,592.34m

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TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

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 (iii):

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

27 August 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

27 August 2008

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

3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if      Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
 possible using the ISIN
 CODE
                           Number of shares            Number of voting Rights
                                                        (viii)
GB00B2988H17               18,568,572                  18,568,572


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if  Number of shares      Number of voting rights (ix)  % of voting rights
 possible using the ISIN
 CODE
                         Direct                Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)    Direct     Indirect
GB00B2988H17             N/A                   N/A          0                Below 3%   0


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


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


Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
N/A                      Below 3%


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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

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 (xvi)

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities):

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):

Phone number:

Michael J. Remmes (USA) (309) 766-8780

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

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

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 :

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