RNS Number:0041U
Goshawk Insurance Holdings PLC
8 January 2004


                                SCHEDULE 10
 
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     GOSHAWK INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS PLC


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     AS IN 2 ABOVE


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     SEE BELOW


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     5,531,813


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     3.14

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     -

8)   Percentage of issued Class

     -

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY 5P


10)  Date of transaction

     5-1-04


11)  Date company informed

     8-1-04


12)  Total holding following this notification

     5,531,813

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.14


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     KATI LEES
     020 7621 6364


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification      8-1-2004


To Goshawk Insurance Holdings PLC dated 6 January 2004


Companies Act 1985 ("The Act") - Part VI
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I hereby inform you that as at 5 January 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal 
entities listed on the schedule below, has a notifiable interest in the capital
of your Company of 3.14%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders 
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Act), are below.

The issued capital of 175,924,079 is the latest figure available to us.

From Barclays PLC


                              LEGAL ENTITY REPORT

GOSHAWK INSURANCE                                                SEDOL:  0377919


As at 5 January 2004 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had
a notifiable interest in 5,531,813 ORD GBP0.05 representing 3.14% of the issued
share capital of 175,924,079 units.

Legal Entity                                      Holding     Percentage Held
------------                                      -------     ---------------

Barclays Bank PLC                               3,000,000              1.7053
Gerrard Ltd                                         9,150              0.0052
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                   2,360,162              1.3416
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                    162,501              0.0924

                               Group Holding    5,531,813              3.1445


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