BFD Benfield Group

RNS Number:0494O
Benfield Group Limited
15 December 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

Nominee/Registered Name                              Management      Shares Held
                                                     Company
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn                          FMTC                  7,300
Northern Trust London                                FPM                 860,721
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn                          FPM                 786,662
Mellon Bank                                          FPM                  28,800
Bank of New York Brussels                            FPM                  43,400
HSBC Bank plc                                        FPM                 256,406
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FPM               1,125,466
Bankers Trust Company                                FPM                   4,200
Midland Securities Services                          FPM                   1,900
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                 FMRCO            14,480,057
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn                          FMRCO               497,437
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co                       FMRCO             2,479,743
Northern Trust Co                                    FMRCO               198,900
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FISL              1,012,596
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux                           FIL                  19,500
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FIL                 347,957
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                          FII                  95,700
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FII                  31,700



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


2,260,054



8. Percentage of issued class


1%



9. Class of security


Common Shares of 1p each



10. Date of transaction


Not disclosed



11. Date company informed


15 December 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


22,278,445



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


9.79%



14. Any additional information


Notification results from the notifying parties holding changing by more than 1% 
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
15 December 2006



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