BFD Benfield Group

RNS Number:8555C
Benfield Group Limited
11 May 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company

Benfield Group Limited

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited

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

Shareholders in 2 above and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being 
non-beneficial holders.

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

Northern Trust London - 1,466,100
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn - 1,215,500
Bank of New York Brussels - 752,200
Mellon Bank - 519,800
JP Morgan Bournemouth - 340,900
JP Morgan Chase Bank - 9,252,100
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co - 383,100
State Street Bank and TR Co - 276,500
JP Morgan Bournemouth - 5,150,829
JP Morgan Bournemouth  - 215,000
Bank of New York Brussels - 201,100
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn - 102,900
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux - 220,797
JP Morgan Bournemouth - 247,900
Bank of New York Europe Ldn - 778,800

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

2,161,500

6. Percentage of issued class

0.92%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

n/a

8. Percentage of issued class

n/a

9. Class of security

Common Shares of 1p each

10. Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11. Date company informed

11 May 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

21,123,526

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.03%

14. Any additional information

Notification results from the notifying parties holding above 9% of the 
Company's issued share capital.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Jenny Hermon - 0207 522 4040

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

Michael Cain

Date of notification

11 May 2006



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