Holding(s) in Company

Admiral Group PLC
12 March 2008




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying      Admiral Group plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------
are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result  No
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights    --------
are attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                      No
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to     FMR LLC
notification obligation:                 ------------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if       See 9
different from 3):                       ------------------------
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5. Date of transaction (and date on      05 March 2008
which the threshold is crossed or        ------------------------
reached if different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:        07 March 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or   5%
reached:                                 ------------------------
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8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares   to the triggering   transaction
            transaction
If possible
use ISIN    Number of Number of Number of Number of voting   Percentage of
code        shares    voting    shares    rights             voting rights
                      rights              Direct   Indirect  Direct    Indirect
ISIN
GB00B02J6398 13,256,422 13,256,422 12,771,422     12,771,422         4.86%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of      Expiration Exercise/    No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial    date       conversion   be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument              period/      exercised/converted)            rights
                        date


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights
                         12,771,422                                       4.86%












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

Nominee                          Shares Held                Management Company
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co   11,034,322                 FMRCO
Citibank NA                         329,900                 FMR
Citibank NA                         973,000                 FMRCO
JP Morgan Chase Bank                 28,300                 FMR
Mellon Bank NA                      405,900                 FMRCO

FMR LLC is the parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company
(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust
Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company (PGATC), a US state
charetered bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension
and trust accounts and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:                                        FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:     485,000

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 05 March 2008

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:                                     Stuart Clarke

15. Contact telephone name:                          0870 243 2431




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