Share Option Scheme

Hiscox PLC
06 December 2006


Between 1 December 2006 and 6 December 2006, Hiscox plc allotted the following
shares under the Hiscox Approved Share Option Scheme ('Approved'), the Hiscox
Unapproved Share Option Scheme ('Unapproved'), and the Hiscox ShareSave Scheme
('ShareSave').

Scheme          No. Shares  Ex. Price
Approved        8,459       £1.75500
Approved        25,376      £1.22268
Unapproved      56,678      £1.25200
Unapproved      77,289      £1.46500
Unapproved      10,856      £1.02000
Unapproved      16,919      £0.80600
Unapproved      11,279      £1.75500
ShareSave      100,163      £1.22268
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               307,019
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These shares will rank pari passu with the existing class of ordinary 5p shares
in issue.

The issued share capital of Hiscox plc is now 393,625,039 ordinary shares of 5p
each.




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