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BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC07 December 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest AMVESCAP PLC 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 BANK OF IRELAND (DUBLIN) 677,573BANK OF NEW YORK 148,154BANQUE PARIBAS (FRANKFURT) 135,312CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ (LUXEMBOURG) 88,868CHASE NOMINEES 94,644VIDACOS 44,477,752HSBC BANK PLC (LONDON) 925,533MELLON BANK, PITTSBURGH 426,521STATE STREET TRUST & BANKING CO (LONDON) 8,414,711NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY (LONDON) 911,863 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 738,462 6. Percentage of issued class 0.23% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT APPLICABLE 8. Percentage of issued class NOT APPLICABLE 9. Class of security ORDINARY 75P SHARES 10. Date of transaction NOT DISCLOSED 11. Date company informed 6 DECEMBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 56,300,931 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 17.16% (BASED ON ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF 328,009,350 ORDINARY SHARES OF 75P) 14. Any additional information THE ABOVE HOLDING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING NOTIFIABLE HOLDINGS:INVESCO PERPETUAL UK ICVC SERIES HOLDS 41,603,478 SHARES (12.68%) REGISTERED INTHE NAME OF VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED 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 7 DECEMBER 2006 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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