RNS Number:7875Q
Highway Insurance Holdings PLC
10 October 2003


HOLDINGS IN COMPANY

Highway Insurance Holdings Plc ("Highway") has today been notified, in response
to a notice served by Highway under Section 212 Companies Act 1985, that Laxey
Partners Limited is now interested as investment manager in 17,072,604 Highway
ordinary shares, representing 8.47% of the issued share capital.

10 October 2003


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