Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3337K
Benfield Group Limited
11 October 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                                      3,576,543
Northern Trust London                                FPM                                      1,212,900
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn                          FPM                                        667,700
Mellon Bank                                          FPM                                        477,000
Bank of New York Brussels                            FPM                                        171,700
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FPM                                        116,526
Bankers Trust Company                                FPM                                          4,200
Midland Securities Services                          FPM                                          1,900
State Street Bank and TR Co                          FMTC                                        49,800
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                 FMRCO                                   11,212,155
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn                          FMRCO                                    1,400,000
Brown Brothers Harriman and Co                       FMRCO                                    1,877,400
Northern Trust Co                                    FMRCO                                      845,537
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FISL                                     5,771,229
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd Lux                           FIL                                        393,000
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FIL                                        247,500
Bank of New York Brussels                            FIL                                          2,000
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                          FIL                                        946,500
JP Morgan Bournemouth                                FIL                                        247,900



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

4,531,192


6. Percentage of issued class

1.95%


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

n/a


8. Percentage of issued class

n/a


9. Class of security

Common Shares of 1p each


10. Date of transaction

Not disclosed


11. Date company informed

11 October 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

29,221,490


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.56%


14. Any additional information

Notification results from the notifying parties holding above 10% 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

11 October 2006


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