Director/PDMR Shareholding

2009-11-09 12:56:05 -

London, November , 09, 2009

9 November 2009



BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC

EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP PLAN ("the ESOP")



Brit Insurance Holdings PLC ("Brit Insurance" or "the Company"),  the

international general insurance and reinsurance group, confirms  that

this disclosure relates to a single transaction of which notification

was received under Paragraph 3.1.2 of the Disclosure and Transparency

Rules.



The ESOP  is a  HM Revenue  and Customs  approved trust  arrangement,

operated  through  Equiniti   Share  Plan   Trustees  Limited   ("the

Trustees"), under which employees are able to buy ordinary shares  of

75 pence each  in the Company  ("partnership shares"), using  monthly

deductions from salary, and receive free ordinary shares of 75  pence

each in the Company ("matching shares") on the basis of one  matching

share  for  every   two  partnership  shares   purchased.  Both   the

partnership shares and the matching  shares are acquired by and  held

in the ESOP Trust.



The Company has been notified that on 6 November 2009, the  following

executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility

("PDMR") of the Company each purchased partnership shares at a  price

of 208p each and received matching shares free of charge.







Name                  Partnership shares purchased   Matching shares

                      at 208p each                   received free of

                                                     charge

Mr   D   J    Douetil 60                             30

(Director)



Mr P J Goddard (PDMR) 61                             30



Mr      M      Scales 60                             30

(Director)



Mr J R Turner (PDMR)  60                             30



Mr M Wilson (PDMR)    60                             30











Peter Goddard

Company Secretary

Brit Insurance Holdings PLC

Tel: 020 7984 8741



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