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BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC10 October 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: 4,568,688STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S: 3,631,400JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH: 2,744,400HSBC BANK PLC; 1,724,200MELLON BANK: 338,400BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS: 310,700BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO: 17,765,100JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH: 23,047,323BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX: 1,913,300JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH: 1,137,000HSBC BANK PLC: 1,093,000BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (C): 541,800NORTHERN TRUST LONDON: 380,400NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE: 323,700STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S): 314,900BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS: 235,400MORGAN STANLEY LONDON: 195,225BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO: 180,000BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN: 2,625,000JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH: 212,617CDC 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 8,689,901 8. Percentage of issued class 0.89% 9. Class of security ORDINARY 25P SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT AVAILABLE 11. Date company informed 10 OCTOBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 63,829,053 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.55% (based on issued share capital of 974,782,327 Ordinary 25p shares) 14. Any additional information 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 10 OCTOBER 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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