RNS Number:9874S
BRIT Insurance Holdings PLC
8 December 2003


                           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  (20,692,592)
     HSBC SPMS NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED  (8,475,018)


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT APPLICABLE


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT APPLICABLE

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     100,000

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     0.01%

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 25P SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     4 DECEMBER 2003


11)  Date company informed

     5 DECEMBER 2003


12)  Total holding following this notification

     29,167,610

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     2.99% (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

     IAN D'CASTRO
     020 7984 8776


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification


     Date of Notification    8 DECEMBER 2003


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