BFD Benfield Group

    RNS Number : 8933F
  Aon Corporation
  15 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 behalf
 1)                               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                 14 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         10,000,000           4.7%

 (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 in
                                      British pence: 
 Purchase       3,870                 340.00
 Purchase       3,000,000             342.00


    (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                              15 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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