Director/PDMR Shareholding

    RNS Number : 3546E
  Benfield Group Limited
  25 September 2008
   

    Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons


    All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 1.     Name of the issuer  2.      State whether the
                                 notification relates
                                             to (i) a
            BENFIELD GROUP       transaction notified
                   LIMITED         in accordance with
                                        DTR 3.1.2 R, 
                                    (ii) a disclosure
                                   made in accordance
                                      LR 9.8.6R(1) or
                                   (iii) a disclosure
                                   made in accordance
                                  with section 793 of
                                    the Companies Act
                                              (2006).


                                 TRANSACTION NOTIFIED
                                   IN ACCORDANCE WITH
                                           (I) ABOVE.

 3.         Name of person  4.          State whether
               discharging       notification relates
                managerial                to a person
         responsibilities/           connected with a
                  director         person discharging
                                           managerial
                                    responsibilities/
        DAVID JOHN COLDMAN        director named in 3
                                     and identify the
                                     connected person


                                                  N/A

 5.   Indicate whether the  6.         Description of
        notification is in          shares (including
      respect of a holding         class), debentures
             of the person          or derivatives or
       referred to in 3 or                  financial
             4 above or in       instruments relating
              respect of a                  to shares
            non-beneficial
                 interest 


           NOTIFICATION IN        COMMON SHARES OF 1P
         RESPECT OF PERSON                       EACH
          REFERRED TO IN 3
                     ABOVE

 7.     Name of registered  8.   State the nature of
      shareholders(s) and,       the transaction
         if more than one,
      the number of shares
      held by each of them       DECLARATION OF TRUST
                                 IN RESPECT OF
                                 500,000 SHARES
      DAVID JOHN COLDMAN -
         14,125,000 SHARES

 9.      Number of shares,  10.  Percentage of issued
             debentures or             class acquired
                 financial        (treasury shares of
      instruments relating          that class should
        to shares acquired          not be taken into
                                         account when
                                          calculating
                       N/A                percentage)


                                                  N/A

 11.  Number of shares,     12.  Percentage of issued
      debentures or                    class disposed
      financial                   (treasury shares of
      instruments relating          that class should
      to shares disposed            not be taken into
                                         account when
                                          calculating
      DECLARATION OF TRUST                percentage)
      IN RESPECT OF
      500,000 SHARES
                                                 0.2%

 13.    Price per share or  14.     Date and place of
      value of transaction                transaction


                       N/A         24 SEPTEMBER 2008,
                                               LONDON

 15.         Total holding  16.  Date issuer informed
                 following             of transaction
          notification and
          total percentage
         holding following
         notification (any
           treasury shares          24 SEPTEMBER 2008
       should not be taken
         into account when
               calculating
               percentage)


         14,125,000 SHARES
                      6.7%


    If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer
    complete the following boxes

 17.         Date of grant  18.       Period during which or date on
                                                   which exercisable


                                                                 N/A
                       N/A

 19.     Total amount paid  20.  Description of shares or debentures
        (if any) for grant               involved (class and number)
             of the option

                                                                 N/A
                       N/A

 21.    Exercise price (if  22.            Total number of shares or
          fixed at time of        debentures over which options held
                 grant) or                    following notification
           indication that
      price is to be fixed
            at the time of
                  exercise
                                                                 N/A

                       N/A


 23.        Any additional  24.   Name of contact and
               information       telephone number for
                                              queries

      MR COLDMAN HAS GIVEN
            AN IRREVOCABLE           LUKE THOMAS: +44
            UNDERTAKING IN            (0)20 7578 7000
            RESPECT OF THE
      SHARES REGISTERED IN
       HIS NAME TO VOTE TO
               APPROVE THE
               SHAREHOLDER
        RESOLUTIONS AT THE
           SPECIAL GENERAL
            MEETING OF THE
        COMPANY TO BE HELD
        ON 14 OCTOBER 2008
           TO CONSIDER THE
          RECOMMENDED CASH
        ACQUISITION OF THE
            COMPANY BY AON
           CORPORATION. MR
      COLDMAN HAS RECEIVED
         CONFIRMATION FROM
       THE TRUSTEES OF THE
      TRUST THAT THEY HAVE
       DECIDED TO VOTE THE
       500,000 SHARES HELD
           IN THE TRUST IN
             FAVOUR OF THE
               SHAREHOLDER
        RESOLUTIONS AT THE
           SPECIAL GENERAL
                 MEETING. 


 Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification


 LUKE THOMAS


 Date of notification 25 SEPTEMBER 2008




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