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               18 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      16,030,100     5.11%         54,457     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives        5,124     0.00%      2,723,531     0.87%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      403,083     0.13%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             16,438,307     5.24%      2,777,988     0.88%

(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        315                     1.7928
Purchase        67,223                  1.7505
Purchase        25,408                  1.7672
Purchase        24,288                  1.7651
Purchase        517                     1.7650
Sale            1,445                   1.7501
Sale            1,095                   1.7463
Sale            576                     1.7463
Sale            555                     1.7463
Sale            385                     1.7498
Sale            383                     1.7463
Sale            348                     1.7510
Sale            337                     1.7500
Sale            1,474                   1.7512
Sale            315                     1.7500
Sale            2,156                   1.7512
Sale            201                     1.7498
Sale            194                     1.7498
Sale            132                     1.7498
Sale            94                      1.7463
Sale            87                      1.7463
Sale            31                      1.7498
Sale            331                     1.7511
Sale            6,444                   1.7498
Sale            186,323                 1.7530
Sale            72,295                  1.7513
Sale            70,081                  1.7501
Sale            24,021                  1.7645
Sale            22,643                  1.7574
Sale            22,488                  1.7513
Sale            21,803                  1.7501
Sale            20,262                  1.7497
Sale            2,004                   1.7498
Sale            9,577                   1.7755
Sale            27                      1.7498
Sale            5,685                   1.7463
Sale            4,338                   1.7513
Sale            4,200                   1.7501
Sale            3,225                   1.7515
Sale            2,240                   1.7512
Sale            2,186                   1.7501
Sale            1,200,000               1.7725
Sale            2,104                   1.7501
Sale            18,269                  1.7463

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            20262           1.7497
CFD            Long            3225            1.7514
CFD            Long            24021           1.7644
CFD            Short           3661            1.732
CFD            Short           67223           1.7504
CFD            Short           25408           1.7671
CFD            Short           28745           1.7679
CFD            Short           1756            1.7681
CFD            Short           315             1.7927

(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                         19 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