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BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC21 November 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 FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, FIDELITY INTERNATIONALLIMITED (FIL) AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND MR EDWARD C JOHNSON3RD (PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP AND FIL) 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 NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them NORTHERN TRUST LONDON: 1,570,800HSBC BANK PLC: 1,257,000BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO: 7,509,993JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH: 6,464,519NORTHERN TRUST LONDON: 380,400NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE: 323,700JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH: 1,137,000HSBC BANK PLC: 1,093,000BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX: 2,402,600BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C): 583,700BNP PARIBAS, PARIS: 123,800BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO: 180,000BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN: 2,625,000CDC FINANCE: 546,500 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 11,810,507 8. Percentage of issued class 1.2041% 9. Class of security ORDINARY 25P SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT AVAILABLE 11. Date company informed 21 NOVEMBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 26,198,012 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 2.671% (based on issued share capital of 980,817,305 Ordinary 25p shares) 14. Any additional information THERE IS NO LONGER A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE COMPANY. 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 Date of notification 21 NOVEMBER 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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