RNS Number : 6901F
  Aon Corporation
  13 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          Aon Corporation on
 1)                                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                 10 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                     6,296,130     3.0%

 (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 in
                                      British pence: 
 Purchase        935                   317.75  
 Purchase        676                   318.50  
 Purchase        1,406                 318.75  
 Purchase        1,401                 319.25  
 Purchase        100                   319.50  
 Purchase        5,678                 319.75  
 Purchase        1,183                 320.50  
 Purchase        1,799                 320.75  
 Purchase        2,018                 322.63  
 Purchase        2,184                 323.00  
 Purchase        1,854                 323.75  
 Purchase        57,724                324.45  
 Purchase        942                   324.50  
 Purchase        40,312                325.00  
 Purchase        12,626                325.25  
 Purchase        4,256                 325.50  
 Purchase        9,176                 325.75  
 Purchase        597                   325.88  
 Purchase        46,815                326.00  
 Purchase        6,314                 326.25  
 Purchase        8,024                 326.50  
 Purchase        23,066                326.75  
 Purchase        6,872                 326.91  
 Purchase        58,647                327.00  
 Purchase        4,770                 327.25  
 Purchase        1,759                 327.38  
 Purchase        10,538                327.50  
 Purchase        58,312                327.52  
 Purchase        9,969                 327.75  
 Purchase        2,721                 328.00  
 Purchase        6,904                 328.15  
 Purchase        2,888                 328.25  
 Purchase        9,394                 328.50  
 Purchase        22,008                328.75  
 Purchase        35,322                329.00  
 Purchase        13,762                329.25  
 Purchase        7,908                 329.50  
 Purchase        46,118                329.75  
 Purchase        93,855                329.90  
 Purchase        12,726                329.90  
 Purchase        718,649               330.00  
 Purchase        1,300                 330.50  
 Purchase        17,763                330.75  
 Purchase        1,743                 330.88  
 Purchase        36,038                331.00  
 Purchase        14,652                331.25  
 Purchase        12,678                331.49  
 Purchase        1,004,089             331.50  
 Purchase        27,630                331.75  
 Purchase        19,843                332.00  
 Purchase        1,778                 332.13  
 Purchase        4,280                 332.25  
 Purchase        24,289                332.50  
 Purchase        1,050,064             333.00  
 Purchase        800                   333.25  
 Purchase        1,776                 333.50  
 Purchase        64,204                334.00  
 Purchase        1,056                 334.75  
 Purchase        3,462                 334.77  
 Purchase        37,500                334.83  
 Purchase        1,118,977             335.00  

    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,   Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)
 e.g. CFD                             (Note 7)



    (c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities
    (i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product name,  Writing, selling,     Number of securities  Exercise  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry   Option money
 e.g. call      purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date     paid/received per
 option         etc.                  relates (Note 7)                                               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                             13 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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