RNS Number:8177R
Highway Insurance Holdings PLC
07 November 2003

HOLDING IN COMPANY


1.         Name of Company:


HIGHWAY INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC


2.         Name of Shareholder having a major interest:


FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BEING
NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS.  THE INTEREST ALSO COMPRISES THE NOTIFIABLE INTEREST OF
MR EDWARD C JOHNSON 3RD, PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.



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:



SHAREHOLDERS NAMED 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:


CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/C FISL                             13,766,419



5.         Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:



2,024,598



6.         Percentage of issued class:



1.00%



7.         Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:



N/A



8.         Percentage of issued class:



N/A





9.         Class of security:



ORDINARY SHARES OF 20P EACH.



10.       Date of transaction:



N/A



11.       Date company informed:



7 NOVEMBER 2003



12.       Total holding following this notification:



13,766,419



13.       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:



6.83%



14.       Any additional information:



N/A



15.       Name of contact and telephone number for queries:



P J LAMPSHIRE, 01277 266308



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



P J LAMPSHIRE, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of notification 7 NOVEMBER 2003


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