Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:5280N
Benfield Group Limited
08 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
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                 FPM                                      3,214,343
Northern Trust London                                FPM                                      1,182,721
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn                          FPM                                        800,362
Mellon Bank                                          FPM                                        404,800
Bank of New York Brussels                            FPM                                        160,300
HSBC Bank plc                                        FPM                                        288,106
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FPM                                      1,277,566
Bankers Trust Company                                FPM                                          4,200
Midland Securities Services                          FPM                                          1,900
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                 FMRCO                                   11,744,057
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn                          FMRCO                                      592,937
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co                       FMRCO                                    2,276,800
Northern Trust Co                                    FMRCO                                      950,000
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FISL                                     2,723,950
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux                           FIL                                         19,500
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FIL                                        581,257
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                          FII                                        615,800
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FII                                        204,000



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


2,456,916



8. Percentage of issued class


1.08%



9. Class of security


Common Shares of 1p each



10. Date of transaction


Not disclosed



11. Date company informed


7 December 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


27,042,599



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


11.95%



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
8 December 2006



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