Holding(s) in Company

Admiral Group PLC
31 October 2005


31st 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 27th October 2005 Fidelity International
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial
holders, had increased its notifiable interest in the Company from 5.76% to
6.04% of the 0.1p Ordinary Shares. This represents a increase of 712,093 shares
since the last notification filed on 7th October 2005.

The notifiable interest in 15,685,221 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                     252,382
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                   1,764,000
State Street Bank and Trading Co.              FMRCO                      47,400
Brown Bothers Harriman & Co.                   FMRCO                   2,595,100
JP Morgan Bournemouth                           FISL                   8,281,879
Brown Bothers Harriman Ltd Lux.                  FIL                      71,860
Bank of New York Brussels                        FIL                      99,400
State Street Bank and Trading Co. London         FIL                      68,800
JP Morgan Bournemouth                            FII                     414,000
Bank of New York Europe London                   FII                     821,300

Total                                                                 15,685,221

FPM     - Fidelity Pension Management
FMRCO   - Fidelity Management & Research Company
FISL    - Fidelity Investment Services Ltd
FII     - Fidelity Investments International.


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