Director Shareholding

Amlin Plc
                  


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMLIN PLC ('Amlin')

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INCREASES SHAREHOLDING

Amlin announces that Brian Carpenter, a Director, has exercised executive share
options on 16th and 17th March 2005. After sales to finance the costs of
exercise and tax liabilities he has retained all of the shares acquired,
resulting in an increased shareholding as follows:

Net shares acquired: 116,461

Resultant holding (includes spouse): 677,924

Further details of these transactions follow on the attached form.

18 March 2005

Enquiries:

Charles Pender 020 7746 1008
Secretary
Amlin plc

SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Amlin plc

2) Name of director

Brian D Carpenter

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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

Shareholder 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 (if notified)

N/A

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

1. Exercise of option over 38,618 shares under executive share option scheme

2. Exercise of option over 86,505 shares under executive share option scheme

3. Exercise of option over 156,406 shares under executive share option scheme

4. Exercise of option over 37,716 shares under executive share option scheme

5. Exercise of option over 72,989 shares under executive share option scheme

6. Part sale of shares arising from such exercises

7) Number of shares acquired

392,234

8) Percentage of issued class

0.1%

9) Number of shares disposed

275,773

10) Percentage of issued class

0.07%

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25p each

12) Price per share

1. 77.68p

2. 77.68p

3. 85.35p

4. 96.03p

5. 115.09p

6. 171p

13) Date of transaction

1-4 16 March 2005

5 and 6 17 March 2005

14) Date company informed

16 and 17 March 2005

15) Total holding following this notification

Total interest 677,924 shares (includes spouse)

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.17%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price

is to be fixed at time of exercise

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held

following this notification

23) Any additional information

The holdings shown in box 15 and the percentage in box 16 represent the
Director's own personal and beneficial holdings. In addition, the Director is
deemed as a potential beneficiary, to be interested in the whole of the holding
of the trustee of the Group's Employee Share Ownership Trust, which is 2,822,908
Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the Company, representing 0.71% of the share
capital, and is held for the benefit of all the Group's employees.

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jeanette Clarke 020 7746 1051

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

Jeanette Clarke, Deputy Company Secretary
Date of Notification: 18 March 2005