RNS announcement

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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

Leo Insurance Services plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Pershing Nominees Limited A/C MDCLT

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

Funds under the discretionary management of Midas Investment Management Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

15 January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 January 2010

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

under 13 per cent.

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0NN1H9

1,002,476

1,002,476

902,476

902,476

12.59%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/ 
Conversion 
Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise 
price

Expiration 
date

Exercise/
Conversion 
period

Number of voting 
rights instrument 
refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A B C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

902,476

12.59 per cent.

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

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:

David Rodrigues

15. Contact telephone number:

00 44 161 242 2895