Holding(s) in Company

Hiscox PLC
28 October 2002



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           28 October 2002



                                   HISCOX PLC

                               Holding in Company


Hiscox plc ('Hiscox') was notified on 28 October 2002 that Lansdowne Partners
Limited Partnership, now controls 10,530,000 shares in Hiscox on behalf of
client funds that it manages, representing 4.34 per cent. of the issued share
capital.


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