Blocklisting Interim Review

RNS Number:7879H
Benfield Group Limited
17 August 2006


                        BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN


Information provided on this form must be typed or printed electronically.


To:  The FSA


Date: 17 August 2006


1. Name of applicant:

Benfield Group Limited


2. Name of scheme

(1)   1998 Share Option Plan

(2)   2001 Deferred Share Unit ("DSU") Retention Plan

(3)   2002 Incentive Plan

(4)   2003 Performance Incentive Plan


3. Period of return:

From      13/02/2006                                 To     12/08/2006


4. Balance under scheme from previous return:

(1)   3,436,493

(2)   1,338,690

(3)   1,082,140

(4)   Nil


5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has
been increased since the date of the last return

(1)   Nil

(2)   Nil

(3)   13,000,000

(4)   3,000,000



6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:

(1)   290,750

(2)   229,120

(3)   7,734,792

(4)   2,628,912


7 Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period

(1)   3,145,743

(2)   1,109,570

(3)   6,347,348

(4)   371,088



8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission


(1) 5,060,743      11 February 2006

(2) 2,084,360      11 February 2006

(3) 2,854,897      11 February 2006



9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period

233,684,609


Name of contact            Jenny Hermon


Address of contact         Benfield Group Ltd, 55 Bishopsgate, London


Telephone number of contact             0207 578 7000



Signed by .........................................

Director/company secretary/suitably experienced employee/duly authorised
officer, for and on behalf of



Name of applicant .........................................



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