+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
 |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying | |
|issuer | Admiral Group PLC |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are | |
|attached:(ii) | |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which | |
|may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which | |
|voting rights are attached | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic | |
|effect to qualifying financial instruments | |
+---------------------------------------------------------------------+--------+
|An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |
+-----------------------+---------------------------------------------+--------+
|Other (please specify):|Â | |
+-----------------------+--------------+------------------------------+--------+
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to | |
|the | BlackRock, Inc. |
|notification obligation:(iii) | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s) | Â |
|Â | |
|Â (if different from 3.):(iv) | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction and date on| |
|which the threshold is crossed or | 21(st) April 2010 |
|reached: | |
|Â (v) | |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22(nd) April 2010 |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or| Holding has gone above 10% |
|reached:(vi, vii) | |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------+----------------------+--------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8. Notified details: |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) |
+------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------------+
|Class/type |Situation previous |Resulting situation after the triggering |
|of |to the triggering |transaction |
|shares |transaction | |
| +----------+-----------+------------+-----------------+---------------+
|if possible |Number |Number |Number |Number of voting |% of voting |
|using |of |of |of shares |rights |rights (x) |
|the ISIN | ares |V ting +------------+------+----------+------+--------+
|CODE | |Rights |Direct |Direct|Indirect |Direct|Indirect|
| | | | |(xi) |(xii) | | |
+------------+----------+-----------+------------+------+----------+------+--------+
|GB00B02J6398|13,231,880|13,231,880 |Â |Â |26,396,435|Â |9.89% |
+------------+----------+-----------+------------+------+----------+------+--------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+--------------+----------+-----------------------+------------------+-------------+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |date(xiii)|Conversion Period(xiv) |rights that may be|rights |
|instrument | | |acquired if the | |
| | | |instrument is | |
| | | |exercised/ | |
| | | |converted. | |
+--------------+----------+-----------------------+------------------+-------------+
|Â |Â |Â |Â |Â |
+--------------+----------+-----------------------+------------------+-------------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial |
|Instruments (xv, xvi) |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
+-------------+---------+----------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
|Type of |Exercise |Expiration|Exercise/ |Number of voting |% of voting |
|financial |price |date |Conversion |rights instrument |rights (xix, |
|instrument | |(xvii) |period(xviii)|refers to |xx) |
| | | | |Â |Â |
+-------------+---------+----------+-------------+------------------+-------+------+
| | | | | |Nominal|Delta |
|CFD |Â |Â |Â |325,047 +-------+------+
| | | | | |0.12% |0.12% |
+-------------+---------+----------+-------------+------------------+-------+------+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C) |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights |Percentage of voting rights |
+------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+
|26,721,482 |10.01% |
+------------+++--------+-+--------+++-----------++-----+----------+++----+-+------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the|
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:(xxi) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Â |
|BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 26,721,482 (10.01%) |
|Â |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Proxy Voting: |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|10. Name of the proxy holder: | Â |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will | |
|cease | Â |
|to hold: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold| Â |
|voting rights: | |
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| |BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team |
|13. Additional information: | |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|14. Contact name: |Stuart Watchorn |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone number:|020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------+
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