Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:4364S
Benfield Group Limited
06 March 2007

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Benfield Group Limited

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

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

State Street Nominees Ltd - 12,808,566 shares

The Bank of New York Nominees Limited - 4,724,877 shares

Mellon Trust - 508,928 shares

Brown Brothers Harriman - 207,579 shares

Chase Nominees Limited - 77,451 shares

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed

6. Percentage of issued class

Not applicable

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not applicable

8. Percentage of issued class

Not applicable

9. Class of security

Common Shares of 1p each

10. Date of transaction

28 February 2007

11. Date company informed

2 March 2007

12. Total holding following this notification

18,327,401

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.03%

14. Any additional information

Notification results from the notifying parties holding above 3% of the
Company's issued share capital and a change of 1% in holdings

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

Jenny Hermon - Company Secretariat

Date of notification

6 March 2007

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