Share Option Schemes

Hiscox PLC
14 September 2005

Approved Option Scheme

We wish to advise that today Hiscox plc allotted 2,736 shares of 5p each at an
exercise price of £1.051 and 2,736 shares of 5p each at an exercise price of
£1.32 under the Approved Option Scheme.

These shares will rank pari passu with the existing class of ordinary 5p shares
in issue.



Unapproved Option Scheme

We wish to advise that today Hiscox plc allotted 27,364 shares of 5p each at an
exercise price of £0.831 under the Unapproved Option Scheme.

These shares will rank pari passu with the existing class of ordinary 5p shares
in issue.

The issued share capital of Hiscox plc is now 294,460,443 ordinary shares of 5p
each.



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