Holding(s) in Company

Hiscox Ltd
02 April 2007


Notification of major interests in shares


Hiscox Ltd announces that on 2 April 2007 it received the following

notification from Fidelity International Limited (FIL) pursuant to the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


Robin Mehta, Company Secretary, Hiscox Ltd.

Tel. [phone]


TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Hiscox Ltd


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Nominee                          Shares Held            Management Company

STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S        97,587                           FPM
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S       127,785                           FIL
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                460,799                           FPM
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               266,506                           FPM
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH             5,327,767                          FISL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH             9,501,803                           FIL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               390,694                           FII
HSBC BANK PLC                        248,683                           FPM
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN        2,145,565                           FII
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS            149,771                           FPM


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

27 March 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

29 March 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE):

Hiscox Ltd Ordinary Shares of 5p each (ISIN: BMG4593F1041)

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of shares: 20,007,478

Number of voting rights: 20,007,478

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of shares (direct): 0

Number of voting rights (direct): 0

Number of voting rights (indirect): 18,716,960

% of voting rights (direct): 0.00%

% of voting rights (indirect): 4.74%

Total voting rights: 18,716,960 (4.74%)


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Nominee                          Shares Held            Management Company

STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S        97,587                          FPM
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S       127,785                          FIL
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                460,799                          FPM
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               266,506                          FPM
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH             5,327,767                         FISL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH             9,501,803                          FIL
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH               390,694                          FII
HSBC BANK PLC                        248,683                          FPM
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN        2,145,565                          FII
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS            149,771                          FPM


Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various
direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management Limited
(FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),
Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), Fidelity Investments
Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM),
Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII),
investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional
clients.


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Fidelity International Limited (FIL)


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

1,290,518


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

27 March 2007


13. Additional information:

N/A


14. Contact name:

Teresa Garry


15. Contact:

[e-mail]




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