RNS Number:8807T
BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC
06 January 2004


SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

SHELL CONTRIBUTORY PENSION FUND
SHELL OVERSEAS CONTRIBUTORY PENSION FUND

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

As per Q2

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

HSBC SPMS NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED (20,866,034)
HSBC SPMS NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED (8,551,576)

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

250,000

6. Percentage of issued class

0.026%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

NOT APPLICABLE

8. Percentage of issued class

NOT APPLICABLE

9. Class of security

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

10. Date of transaction

30 December 2003

11. Date company informed

5 January 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

29,417,610

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.02% (based on issued share capital of 974,053,647 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 making
this notification


Date of notification

6 January 2004

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