RNS Number:1859S
Highway Insurance Holdings PLC
18 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                          14,356,419



5.            Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:



590,000



6.            Percentage of issued class:



0.29%



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:



17 NOVEMBER 2003



12.       Total holding following this notification:



14,356,419



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



7.12%



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 18 NOVEMBER 2003


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