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               16 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      17,663,260     5.63%         45,023     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       12,373     0.00%      2,540,856     0.81%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      403,083     0.13%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,078,716     5.76%      2,585,879     0.82%

(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        41,411                  1.8099
Purchase        30,963                  1.8076
Purchase        5,900                   1.7993
Purchase        4,299                   1.8005
Purchase        2                       1.8300
Sale            39,099                  1.8156
Sale            37,170                  1.8147
Sale            31,216                  1.8210
Sale            10,986                  1.8150
Sale            2,755                   1.7900
Sale            1,363                   1.8424
Sale            1,064                   1.8113
Sale            865                     1.7900
Sale            100                     1.7975
Sale            2                       1.8300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            100             1.7975
CFD            Long            37170           1.8146
CFD            Long            31216           1.821
CFD            Long            2               1.83
CFD            Long            1363            1.8423
CFD            Short           4299            1.8005
CFD            Short           39994           1.8084
CFD            Short           41411           1.8099
CFD            Short           13396           1.8107
CFD            Short           2820            1.8111
CFD            Short           14443           1.8242
CFD            Short           2               1.83

(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                         17 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