TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares
to which voting 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 the acquisition 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 (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) :
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is
crossed or  reached if different):
30 September 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:
01 October 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
From 4%-3% (L&G)

8. Notified details:
.......

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                          transaction
                                 Number of shares   Number of voting
                                                    Rights
ORD GBP 0.75                         12,574,256        12,574,256


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares   Number of  Number of voting    % of voting
if possible using the  shares     rights              rights
ISIN CODE
                       Direct     Direct     Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD GBP 0.75           12,474,835 12,474,835          3.97%


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of    Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of
financial  Date       Period/ Date        rights that may be   voting
instrument                                acquired if the      rights
                                          instrument is
                                          exercised/
                                          converted.



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights
12,474,835              3.97


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
:


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)
(Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)
Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (12,474,835 - 3.97%% = LGAS,
                             LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment           Legal & General Insurance
Management (Holdings) Limited        Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (11,212,341 -
3.57% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions  Legal & General Assurance
Management) Limited  (PMC)           Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(11,212,341 - 3.57% = PMC)
                                     Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                     (Direct)  (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
.......

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
.......

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
.......

13. Additional information:
Notifications using the total voting rights figure of 313,950,031

14. Contact name:
Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3851

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