Holding(s) in Company

Admiral Group PLC
03 August 2005


3rd August 2005

Admiral Group Plc ('The Company')

Disclosure of Interest in Share Capital

The Company today received notification in accordance with Sections 198 to 202
of the Companies Act 1985 that as at 1st August 2005 Fidelity International
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial
holders, had decreased its notifiable interest in the Company from 8.90% to
7.95% of the 0.1p Ordinary Shares. This represents a decrease of 2,461,218
shares since the last notification filed on 14th July 2005.

The notifiable interest in 20,561,066 ordinary shares of the Company is held
through the following registered holders:

Bank of New York Europe London                319,600
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                        622,000
Bank of New York Brussels                      99,400
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd Lux.            4,006,905
Northern Trust London                          17,600
State Street Bank and Trading Co. London       68,800
JP Morgan Bournemouth                      11,471,079
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co.                   100
JP Morgan Chase Bank                        2,020,700
State Street Bank and Trading Co.              14,300
Bank of New York Brussels                     521,000
Bank of New York Europe London                  4,500
Citibank London                                 5,000
Clydesdale Bank Plc                            17,200
JP Morgan Bournemouth                         298,600
Mellon Bank                                   244,482
Northern Trust London                         671,100
State Street Bank and Trading Co. London      158,700

Total                                      20,561,066




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