BRE.L Regulatory News (BRE)

2 May 2008 10:01

Brit Insurance Holdings PLC02 May 2008 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) ................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Group Plc (Group)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) : Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different): 30 April 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 01 May 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% (Group) Below 5% (LGIM) 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transactionpossible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights GB00B11FL290 16,303,802 16,303,802 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsshares if sharespossible usingthe ISIN CODE Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB00B11FL290 Below 5% Below 5% Below 5% Below 5% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rightsBelow 5% Below 5% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable : Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (Below 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct)(L&G) (14,319,721 -4.56% = LGAS,LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General InsuranceLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (12,972,148 - 4.13 % = Holdings Limited (Direct)PMC) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General AssuranceLimited (PMC) (12,972,148 - 4.13 % = PMC) Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 313,950,031 14. Contact name: Kathryn Baily 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7984 8977 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange