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               19 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      15,897,520     5.06%         58,295     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0     0.00%      2,919,708     0.93%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      403,083     0.13%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             16,300,603     5.19%      2,978,003     0.95%


(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        19,322                  1.7750
Purchase        6,955                   1.7503
Purchase        11,114                  1.7500
Purchase        855                     1.7500
Purchase        5,373                   1.7500
Purchase        19,947                  1.7847
Purchase        24,109                  1.7889
Purchase        32,878                  1.7690
Sale            356                     1.7900
Sale            330                     1.7900
Sale            260                     1.7750
Sale            2,324                   1.7500
Sale            1,436                   1.7900
Sale            244                     1.7751
Sale            1,589                   1.7750
Sale            1,648                   1.7750
Sale            2,080                   1.7900
Sale            2,157                   1.7900
Sale            1,092                   1.7750
Sale            3,164                   1.7751
Sale            219                     1.7500
Sale            4,095                   1.7900
Sale            68,294                  1.7900
Sale            5,548                   1.8061
Sale            8,962                   1.7977
Sale            12,308                  1.7800
Sale            16,414                  1.7751
Sale            21,252                  1.7900
Sale            22,214                  1.7815
Sale            24,719                  1.7500
Sale            52,766                  1.7751
Sale            3,500                   1.7900


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            12308           1.78
CFD            Long            3500            1.79
CFD            Short           6955            1.7502
CFD            Short           19322           1.775
CFD            Short           31225           1.7794
CFD            Short           92525           1.7824
CFD            Short           19947           1.7846
CFD            Short           24109           1.7888
CFD            Short           17294           1.7926
CFD            Short           5732            1.7939


(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                         22 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