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               22 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      15,393,082     4.90%         64,852     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,118     0.00%      2,930,862     0.93%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      403,083     0.13%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,797,283     5.03%      2,995,714     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        12,067                  1.7845
Purchase        38,418                  1.7788
Purchase        6,110                   1.7703
Purchase        19,057                  1.7790
Purchase        11,243                  1.7753
Purchase        100                     1.7200
Sale            107                     1.7750
Sale            1,944                   1.7629
Sale            5,300                   1.7799
Sale            7,694                   1.7707
Sale            10,164                  1.7785
Sale            12,713                  1.7837
Sale            260,717                 1.7800
Sale            15,833                  1.7800
Sale            23,151                  1.7848
Sale            25,305                  1.7698
Sale            40,584                  1.7718
Sale            82,285                  1.7800
Sale            100,126                 1.7500
Sale            12,067                  1.7171

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            12067           1.717
CFD            Long            1944            1.7628
CFD            Long            40584           1.7718
CFD            Long            107             1.775
CFD            Long            10164           1.7785
CFD            Long            5300            1.7798
CFD            Long            12713           1.7836
CFD            Short           6110            1.7702
CFD            Short           11243           1.7752
CFD            Short           38418           1.7788
CFD            Short           19057           1.779
CFD            Short           6020            1.7835
CFD            Short           12067           1.7844

(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                         23 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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   403,083                2.4516           EURO           03/07/2009

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk