Rule 8.3 - BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.75
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               15 June 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      17,702,457     5.64%         42,175     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       26,999     0.01%      2,508,968     0.80%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      403,083     0.13%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,132,539     5.78%      2,551,143     0.81%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale   Number of Securities    Price per unit
Purchase        34,840                  1.8438
Purchase        28,343                  1.8326
Purchase        13,670                  1.8353
Purchase        5,163                   1.9025
Purchase        6,355                   1.8156
Sale            7,727                   1.8427
Sale            2,242                   1.7974
Sale            5,638                   1.8484
Sale            5,733                   1.8427
Sale            6,146                   1.8427
Sale            1,500                   1.8547
Sale            7,501                   1.8501
Sale            89,565                  1.8150
Sale            11,150                  1.8197
Sale            11,237                  1.8766
Sale            17,023                  1.8427
Sale            7,310                   1.8427

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            2242            1.7973
CFD            Long            11150           1.8196
CFD            Long            1500            1.8547
CFD            Long            11237           1.8766
CFD            Short           6355            1.8155
CFD            Short           28343           1.8326
CFD            Short           32593           1.8432
CFD            Short           5709            1.8454
CFD            Short           7635            1.8455
CFD            Short           9808            1.8463
CFD            Short           60625           1.8465
CFD            Short           2443            1.8561
CFD            Short           27522           1.8562
CFD            Short           16339           1.8772
CFD            Short           5163            1.9025

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         16 June 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk