RNS Number : 8339I
  Benfield Group Limited
  24 November 2008
   



 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of      Benfield Group Ltd
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             Yes
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
                                                                             No
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
 the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
 attached 
                                                                             No
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
                                                                             No
 Other (please specify):______________

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification         UBS Investment Bank
 obligation:
                                                                 UBS AG
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
                                                            19 November 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold
 is crossed or reached if different):
                                                            21 November 2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                   8%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 8: Notified Details
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of shares       Situation previous to the triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 If possible use ISIN code  transaction
                            Number of shares      Number of voting      Number of shares  Number of voting rights    Percentage of voting
                                                  rights                                                             rights

                                                                                          Direct      Indirect       Direct        Indirect
       BMG0985D1039                  -                     -               17,058,819     17,058,819        -           8.04%




 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/ conversion  No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
                                                period/date           that may be acquired  rights
                                                                      (if the instrument
                                                                      exercised/converted)
              -                       -                  -                     -                     -


 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
       17,058,819                    8.04%


 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 -

 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                         -

 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      -

 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  -


 13. Additional information:  -

 14 Contact name:             Luke Thomas, Head of Secretariat 

                              020 7522 4044



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