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BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC03 June 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest THIRD AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 AS PER QUESTION 2 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES LIMITED (2,000,000)STATE STREET CANADA (89,500)NORTRUST NOMINEES LIMITED (7,443,854)STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED (3,843,939)NCB (3,474,328)VARIOUS CUSTODIANS (8,015,900)STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED (8,597,801)STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED (3,642,800)VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED (18,294,949)BBH ISL NOMINEE LIMITED (410,000)VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED (2,970,000) 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NOT DISCLOSED 6. Percentage of issued class NOT DISCLOSED 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT DISCLOSED 8. Percentage of issued class NOT DISCLOSED 9. Class of security ORDINARY 25P SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date company informed 2 JUNE 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 58,783,071 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.03%(BASED ON ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF 974,198,046 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P) 14. Any additional information THE TOTAL HOLDING DISCLOSED AT Q12 IS AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON 31 MAY 2005 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries LUCIE GILBERT 020 7984 8664 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification LUCIE GILBERT Date of notification 3 JUNE 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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