Additional Listing

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC
UPDATE ON ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

Following the issue of 1,500,000 shares subscribed for by Capita IRG Trustees
Limited, as trustee of the Admiral Group plc Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") at
the nominal value of 0.1 pence per ordinary share, the share capital of Admiral
Group plc is now 268,287,222 Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each.

The 1,500,000 shares subscribed for are included within current block listings
granted by the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange.

13 May 2010

Mark Waters

Company Secretary

Admiral Group plc



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