Share option scheme

Hiscox Ltd
16 February 2007


On 16 February 2007 Hiscox Ltd allotted 10,236 shares at an exercise price of
£1.32166 each under the Hiscox ShareSave Scheme.


Each of these shares rank pari passu with the existing class of ordinary 5p
shares in issue.


Hiscox Ltd's capital consists of 394,198,683 ordinary shares with voting rights.
Hiscox Ltd holds no shares in Treasury and therefore, the total number of voting
rights in Hiscox Ltd is 394,198,683.




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