Holding(s) in Company

Admiral Group PLC
15 January 2008


                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company


Admiral Group PLC


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Newton Investment Management Limited


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


Newton Investment Mgth hold shares as a Discretionary Investment manager


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Newton Investment Management Limited


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


Nil


6. Percentage of issued class


N/A


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


999,687


8. Percentage of issued class


0.38%


9. Class of security


Ordinary 0.1p Shares


10. Date of transaction


11 January 2008


11. Date company informed


14 January 2008


12. Total holding following this notification


15,032,572


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


5.72%


14. Any additional information


Threshold crossed - decrease from 6.10% to 5.72%


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Stuart Clarke - 0870 243 2431


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


Stuart Clarke


Date of notification


15 January 2008


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