Holding(s) in Company

Admiral Group PLC
07 October 2005


7th October 2005

Admiral Group Plc ('The Company')

Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital

The Company today received notification in accordance with Sections 198 to 202
of the Companies Act 1985 that as at 5th October 2005 Fidelity International
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial
holders, had decreased its notifiable interest in the Company from 6.39% to
5.76% of the 0.1p Ordinary Shares. This represents a decrease of 1,533,011
shares since the last notification filed on 9th September 2005.

The notifiable interest in 14,973,128 ordinary shares of the Company is held
through the following registered holders:

Nominee/Registered name                                   Management Shares held
                                                          Company

Northern Trust London                                     FPM            582,500

Bank of New York Brussels                                 FPM            501,000

Mellon Bank                                               FPM            262,382

State Street Bank and Trading Co. London                  FPM            145,300

JP Morgan Bournemouth                                     FPM             23,100

Clydesdale Bank Plc                                       FPM             17,200

JP Morgan Chase Bank                                      FMRCO        2,020,700

State Street Bank and Trading Co.                         FMRCO           50,400

Brown Bothers Harriman & Co.                              FMRCO              100

JP Morgan Bournemouth                                     FISL         9,818,586

Brown Bothers Harriman Ltd Lux.                           FIL             71,860

Bank of New York Brussels                                 FIL             89,400

State Street Bank and Trading Co. London                  FIL             68,800

JP Morgan Bournemouth                                     FII            500,500

Bank of New York Europe London                            FII            821,300


Total                                                                 14,973,128


FPM   - Fidelity Pension Management

FMRCO - Fidelity Management & Research Company

FISL  - Fidelity Investment Services Ltd

FII   - Fidelity Investments International.



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