Additional Listing

Admiral Group Plc ("The Company")

UPDATE ON ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL

Following the issue of 1,183,948 shares subscribed for by Capita
Trustees Limited as trustee of the Admiral Group plc Employee Benefit
Trust at the nominal value of 0.1 pence per ordinary share, the share
capital of Admiral Group plc is now 266,121,510 Ordinary Shares of
0.1p each.

Rights to dividends have currently been waived for 3,548,265 shares
held by Capita Trustees Limited as trustee of the Admiral Group plc
Employee Benefit Trust.

The 1,183,948 shares subscribed for are included within current block
listings granted by the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange.

7 May 2009

Enquiries:

Mark Waters 0870 243 2431 ext 2556

Secretary

Admiral Group plc

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