TIDMBRIT

RNS Number : 5086D

Brit PLC

28 March 2014

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO, THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

This announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus. Investors should not purchase or subscribe for any transferable securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information contained in the prospectus in its final form that has been published by Brit PLC in connection with the admission of its ordinary shares (the "Ordinary Shares") to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed securities (the "London Stock Exchange") ("Admission").

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

28 March 2014

Publication of Prospectus

Followingthe pricing announcement today in connection with its initial public offering ("IPO"), Brit PLC ("Brit" or the "Company" and, together with the other members of its group, the "Brit Group") confirms that its prospectus dated 28 March 2014 (the "Prospectus") has been approved by the UK Listing Authority.

The Prospectus relates to the admission of the Company's ordinary shares to the premium listing segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.

Further details of the IPO are set out in the Prospectus, which will shortly be available on the Company's website (www.britinsurance.com) and is available for inspection at the Company's registered office: 55 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 3AS, United Kingdom.

A copy of the Prospectus will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5086D_-2014-3-28.pdf

ENQUIRIES

Brit Group: +44 (0) 20 7984 8500

Public Relations Advisers to Brit Group

Brunswick: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

James Olley

Sole Sponsor, Joint Global Co-ordinator and Joint Bookrunner

J.P. Morgan Cazenove: +44 (0) 20 7742 4000

Mike Collar, Greg Chamberlain, James Taylor, Charles Pretzlik

Joint Global Co-ordinator and Joint Bookrunner

UBS: +44 (0) 20 7567 8000

Jonathan Retter, Christopher Smith, Hugh Man, Alia Malik

Co-lead Manager

Canaccord Genuity: +44 (0) 20 7665 4500

Roger Lambert, Chris Connors, Joe Weaving

Co-Lead Manager

Numis: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000

Alex Ham, Charles Farquhar, Robert Bruce

Important notice

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada or Japan or any other jurisdiction where such release, publication or distribution would be unlawful.

This announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or any other jurisdiction where such offer or sale would be unlawful. The Ordinary Shares have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Ordinary Shares may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States.

This communication is distributed in any member state of the European Economic Area which applies the Prospectus Directive (each such member state, a "Relevant Member State", and this Directive together with any implementing measures in any member state, the "Prospectus Directive") only to those persons who are qualified investors for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive in such member state, and such other persons as this document may be addressed on legal grounds, and no person that is not a relevant person or qualified investor may act or rely on this document or any of its contents. The expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and any amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State, and the expression "2010 PD Amending Directive" means Directive 2010/73/EU.

Any purchase of Ordinary Shares in the Offer should be made solely on the basis of the information contained in the final prospectus issued by the Brit Group on 28 March 2014 (the "Prospectus") in connection with Admission. No reliance may or should be placed by any person for any purposes whatsoever on the information contained in this announcement or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness. The information in this announcement is subject to change.

This announcement does not constitute a recommendation concerning the Offer. The price and value of securities can go down as well as up. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Information in this announcement or any of the documents relating to the Offer cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance. Potential investors should consult a professional advisor as to the suitability of the Offer for the person concerned.

J.P. Morgan Securities plc and UBS Limited, each of which is, in the United Kingdom, authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the PRA and FCA, together with Canaccord Genuity Limited and Numis Securities Limited, each of which is, in the United Kingdom, authorised and regulated by the FCA (together with J.P. Morgan Securities plc and UBS Limited, the "Banks"), are each acting exclusively for the Brit Group and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not regard any other person as their respective client in relation to the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Brit Group for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for giving advice in relation to the Offer or the contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein.

In connection with the Offer, the Banks and any of their respective affiliates, acting as investors for their own accounts, may subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares and in that capacity may retain, purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such Ordinary Shares and other securities of Brit Group or related investments in connection with the Offer or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Prospectus to the Ordinary Shares being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by, the Banks or any of their respective affiliates acting as investors for their own accounts. The Banks and any of their respective affiliates do not intend to disclose the extent of any such investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so.

None of the Banks, nor any of their respective subsidiary undertakings, affiliates or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers, agents or any other person accepts any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, or makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the truth, accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions in this announcement (or whether any information has been omitted from the announcement) or any other information relating to Brit Group, its subsidiaries or associated companies, whether written, oral or in a visual or electronic form, and howsoever transmitted or made available or for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this announcement or its contents or otherwise arising in connection therewith.

In connection with the Offer, a stabilising manager, or any of its agents, may (but will be under no obligation to), to the extent permitted by applicable law, over-allot Ordinary Shares or effect other transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Ordinary Shares at a higher level than that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. The stabilising manager will not be required to enter into such transactions and such transactions may be effected on any stock, market, over-the-counter market, stock exchange or otherwise and may be undertaken at any time during the period commencing on the date of the commencement of conditional dealings of the Ordinary Shares on the London Stock Exchange and ending no later than 30 calendar days thereafter. However, there will be no obligation on the stabilising manager or any of its agents to effect stabilising transactions and there is no assurance that stabilising transactions will be undertaken. Such stabilising measures, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time without prior notice. In no event will measures be taken to stabilise the market price of the Ordinary Shares above

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