Share Option Scheme

Hiscox Ltd
07 June 2007


HAMILTON, Bermuda; Hiscox Ltd allotted the following shares under the Hiscox
Approved Share Option Scheme:


Date           Scheme    No. Shares   Ex. Price
6 June 2007    Approved       3,000      £1.020
6 June 2007    Approved       8,459      £1.281
                            
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                             11,459
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These shares will rank pari passu with the existing class of Ordinary 5p shares
in issue.

The issued share capital of Hiscox Ltd is now 396,495,698 Ordinary shares of 5p
each.




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