RNS Number:8994E
Highway Insurance Holdings PLC
20 June 2006

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1.         Name of Company:



HIGHWAY INSURANCE HOLDINGS PLC



2.         Name of Shareholder having a major interest:



            BARCLAYS PLC



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:



NOTIFICATION BY BARCLAYS PLC OF A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST THROUGH THE LEGAL ENTITIES
LISTED IN 4 BELOW.



4.         Name of the legal entities / registered holder(s) and, if more than
one holder, the number of shares held by each of them:


BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD                                                            1,046,390
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD                                                             5,305,689
BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD                                                           1,712,316
GERRARD LTD                                                                                   1,200



TOTAL                                                                                     8,065,595





5.            Number of shares / amount of stock acquired:



N/A



6.            Percentage of issued class:



N/A



7.            Number of shares / amount of stock disposed:



121,829



8.            Percentage of issued class:



N/A



9.         Class of security:



ORDINARY SHARES OF 20P EACH.



10.       Date of transaction:



NOT DISCLOSED



11.       Date company informed:



19 JUNE 2006



12.       Total holding following this notification:



8,065,595



13.       Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:



            3.9473%



14.       Any additional information:





15.       Name of contact and telephone number for queries:



P J LAMPSHIRE, 01277 266308



16.              Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
for making this notification:



P J LAMPSHIRE, COMPANY SECRETARY




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