RNS Number : 5772F
  Aon Corporation
  10 October 2008
   
                                                                                                                                            
               FORM 8.1                                                                 
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)
 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION
 
 Name of person dealing(Note 1)   Aon Corporation on behalf
                                   of Aon Benfield Holdings
                                      Limited, its indirect
                                   wholly owned subsidiary 
 Company dealt in                    Benfield Group Limited
 Class of relevant security to     Common shares of 1 pence
 which the dealings being                              each
 disclosed relate(Note 2)
 Date of dealing                             9 October 2008
 
2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
 
(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
 
                                                 Long                              Short
                                 Number                Number                           
                                                                                     (%)
                                                  (%)
 (1) Relevant securities         1,500,000                                              
                                                     
                                                 0.7%
 (2) Derivatives (other than                                                            
 options) 
 (3) Options and agreements to                                                          
 purchase/sell 
 Total                                                                                  
 
(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
 
 Class of relevant security:                     Long                              Short
                                 Number                Number                           
                                                                                     (%)
                                                  (%)
 (1) Relevant securities                                                                
 (2) Derivatives (other than                                                            
 options) 
 (3) Options and agreements to                                                          
 purchase/sell 
 Total                                                                                  
 
(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
 Class of relevant security:   Details
                                      
 3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)
 
(a)        Purchases and sales
 
 Purchase/sale                   Number of securities   Price per unit(Note
                                                                         5)
                                                         All amounts listed
 PurchasePurchasePurchasePurcha    1,2192,1604,68526,     in British pence:
 sePurchasePurchasePurchasePurc    71621,33471,52116,       321.75  322.00 
 hasePurchasePurchasePurchasePu    08121,03517,49223,       322.25  322.50 
 rchasePurchasePurchasePurchase    1929,6241,3489409,       322.75  323.00 
 PurchasePurchasePurchasePurcha     3963,316519,4611,  323.25 323.50 323.75
 sePurchasePurchasePurchasePurc          10539,93312,       324.00  324.25 
 hasePurchasePurchasePurchasePu  888300643,5952,6844,       324.50  324.63 
 rchasePurchasePurchasePurchase     0395,380269,7405,       324.75  324.82 
                                 7041,3612,94620,779        325.00  325.25 
                                                            326.00  326.50 
                                                            326.75  327.00 
                                                            327.25  327.50 
                                                            327.75  328.25 
                                                            329.00  329.25 
                                                            329.50  329.75 
                                                                    330.00 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
 
 Product name,e.g. CFD  Long/short(Note 6)             Number of  Price per unit(Note 5)
                                              securities(Note 7)
                                                                                        
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 
 Product name,e.g. call option      Writing, selling,  Number of securities  Exerciseprice  Type, e.g. American,  Expirydate               
Option
                                  purchasing, varying   to which the option                        European etc.               
moneypaid/received
                                                 etc.       relates(Note 7)                                                       per
unit(Note 5)
                                                                                                                                            
     
 
    
 
(ii)        Exercising
 
 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities       Exercise price per
                                                                  unit(Note 5)
                                                                              
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
 
 Nature of transaction(Note 8)   Details   Price per unit (if applicable)(Note
                                                                            5)
                                                                              
 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
 
 
 Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
 person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any
 relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to
 the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
 securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If
 none, this should be stated. 
  Not Applicable. 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                                 NO
 
 
 Date of disclosure                                            10 October 2008
 Contact name                                                  Greg R. Briskey
 Telephone number                                              +1-312-381-3322
 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated   Aon Benfield Holdings Limited
 Specify category and nature of associate                              Offeror
 status(Note 10)
 
 
Notes
 
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel*s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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