Lancashire Hld Ltd Total Voting Rights

 
TIDMLRE 
 
LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED 
 
31 August 2016 
 
London, UK 
 
                              Total Voting Rights 
 
 
In conformity with DTR 5.6.1R, Lancashire Holdings Limited (the "Company") 
announces that as of 31 August 2016, the Company's issued share capital 
consists of 201,341,918 Common Shares of $0.50 each ("Common Shares") of which 
1,841,526 Common Shares are held in Treasury.  Therefore, the total number of 
Common Shares in issue with voting rights (excluding shares held in Treasury) 
is 199,500,392. 
 
The above figure of 199,500,392 may be used by shareholders as the denominator 
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to 
notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under 
the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. 
 
For further information, please contact: 
 
Lancashire Holdings Limited 
Christopher Head                    [phone] 
                                    [e-mail] 
 
Jonny Creagh-Coen                   [phone] 
                                    [e-mail] 
 
Haggie Partners                     [phone] 
 
David Haggie                        (David Haggie mobile +44 
                                    7768332486) 
 
About Lancashire 
 
Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based operating subsidiaries, is a 
global provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance products. The Group 
companies carry the following ratings: 
 
                          Financial     Financial    Long Term 
                          Strength      Strength     Issuer 
                          Rating (1)    Outlook(1)   Rating (2) 
 
A.M. Best                 A (Excellent) Stable       bbb 
 
S&P Global Ratings        A-            Positive     BBB 
 
Moody's                   A3            Stable       Baa2 
 
(1)Financial Strength Rating and Financial Strength Outlook apply to Lancashire 
Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited. 
 
(2) Long Term Issuer Rating applies to Lancashire Holdings Limited. 
 
Cathedral benefits from Lloyd's ratings: A.M. Best: A (Excellent); Standard & 
Poor's: A+ (Strong); and Fitch: AA- (Very Strong). 
 
Lancashire has capital in excess of $1.5 billion and its common shares trade on 
the premium segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the 
ticker symbol LRE. Lancashire has its corporate headquarters and mailing 
address at 29th Floor, 20 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 3BY, United Kingdom and 
its registered office at Power House, 7 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, 
Bermuda. 
 
For more information on Lancashire and Lancashire's subsidiary and Lloyd's 
segment, Cathedral Capital Limited ("Cathedral"), visit Lancashire's website at 
www.lancashiregroup.com 
 
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") is the Group Supervisor of the 
Lancashire Group. 
 
Lancashire Insurance Company Limited is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary 
Authority ("BMA") in Bermuda. 
 
Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited is authorised by the PRA and 
regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and the PRA in the UK. 
 
Kinesis Capital Management Limited is regulated by the BMA in Bermuda. 
 
Cathedral Underwriting Limited is authorised by the PRA and regulated by the 
FCA and the PRA in the UK. It is also authorised and regulated by Lloyd's. 
 
This disclosure may contain inside information of a price sensitive nature, as 
more particularly defined in the Market Abuse Regulation. The Lancashire Group 
however, acknowledges that matters of price sensitivity are a matter of degree. 
 
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: 
 
CERTAIN STATEMENTS AND INDICATIVE PROJECTIONS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELED LOSS 
SCENARIOS) MADE IN THIS RELEASE OR OTHERWISE THAT ARE NOT BASED ON CURRENT OR 
HISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD-LOOKING IN NATURE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, 
STATEMENTS CONTAINING THE WORDS "BELIEVES", "ANTICIPATES", "PLANS", "PROJECTS", 
"FORECASTS", "GUIDANCE", "INTENDS", "EXPECTS", "ESTIMATES", "PREDICTS", "MAY", 
"CAN", "LIKELY",  "WILL", "SEEKS", "SHOULD", OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR NEGATIVE 
OR COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. ALL SUCH STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF 
HISTORICAL FACTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE GROUP'S FINANCIAL 
POSITION,  LIQUIDITY,  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS,  PROSPECTS,  GROWTH, CAPITAL 
MANAGEMENT PLANS AND EFFICIENCIES, ABILITY TO CREATE VALUE, DIVIDEND POLICY, 
OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY, COMPOSITION OF MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STRATEGY, PLANS 
AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS (INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PLANS 
AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO THE GROUP'S INSURANCE BUSINESS) ARE FORWARD LOOKING 
STATEMENTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, 
UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, 
PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GROUP TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM FUTURE 
RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. 
 
THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE GROUP'S ABILITY TO INTEGRATE 
ITS BUSINESSES AND PERSONNEL; THE SUCCESSFUL RETENTION AND MOTIVATION OF THE 
GROUP'S KEY MANAGEMENT; THE INCREASED REGULATORY BURDEN FACING THE GROUP, THE 
NUMBER AND TYPE OF INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE CONTRACTS THAT THE GROUP WRITES OR 
MAY WRITE; THE GROUP'S ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT SUCCESSFULLY ITS BUSINESS STRATEGY 
DURING 'SOFT' AS WELL AS 'HARD' MARKETS; THE PREMIUM RATES WHICH MAY BE 
AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF SUCH RENEWALS WITHIN THE GROUP'S TARGETED BUSINESS 
LINES; THE POSSIBLE LOW FREQUENCY OF LARGE EVENTS; POTENTIALLY UNUSUAL LOSS 
FREQUENCY; THE IMPACT THAT THE GROUP'S FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS, CAPITAL 
POSITION AND RATING AGENCY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS MAY HAVE ON THE EXECUTION 
OF ANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES OR DIVIDENDS; THE POSSIBILITY OF GREATER 
FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY OF CLAIMS AND LOSS ACTIVITY THAN THE GROUP'S 
UNDERWRITING, RESERVING OR INVESTMENT PRACTICES HAVE ANTICIPATED; THE 
RELIABILITY OF, AND CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS TO, CATASTROPHE PRICING, 
ACCUMULATION AND ESTIMATED LOSS MODELS; INCREASED COMPETITION FROM EXISTING 
ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL PROVIDERS, INSURANCE LINKED FUNDS AND COLLATERALISED 
SPECIAL PURPOSE INSURERS AND THE RELATED DEMAND AND SUPPLY DYNAMICS AS 
CONTRACTS COME UP FOR RENEWAL; THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GROUP'S LOSS LIMITATION 
METHODS; THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF KEY PERSONNEL; A DECLINE IN THE GROUP'S 
OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES' RATING WITH A.M. BEST, STANDARD & POOR'S, MOODY'S OR 
OTHER RATING AGENCIES; INCREASED COMPETITION ON THE BASIS OF PRICING, CAPACITY, 
COVERAGE TERMS OR OTHER FACTORS; A CYCLICAL DOWNTURN OF THE INDUSTRY; THE 
IMPACT OF A DETERIORATING CREDIT ENVIRONMENT FOR ISSUERS OF FIXED INCOME 
INVESTMENTS; THE IMPACT OF SWINGS IN MARKET INTEREST RATES AND SECURITIES 
PRICES; CHANGES BY CENTRAL BANKS REGARDING THE LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES; THE 
IMPACT OF INFLATION OR DEFLATION IN RELEVANT ECONOMIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE; THE 
EFFECT, TIMING AND OTHER UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING FUTURE BUSINESS COMBINATIONS 
WITHIN THE INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE INDUSTRIES; THE IMPACT OF TERRORIST 
ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTRIES IN WHICH WE WRITE RISKS; A RATING DOWNGRADE OF, OR A 
MARKET DECLINE IN, SECURITIES IN ITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO; CHANGES IN 
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS OR TAX LAWS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE GROUP CONDUCTS 
BUSINESS; ANY OF THE GROUP'S BERMUDIAN SUBSIDIARIES BECOMING SUBJECT TO INCOME 
TAXES IN THE UNITED STATES OR THE UNITED KINGDOM; THE INAPPLICABILITY TO THE 
GROUP OF SUITABLE EXCLUSIONS FROM THE UK CFC REGIME; ANYCHANGE IN UK GOVERNMENT 
POLICY WHICH IMPACTS THE CFC REGIME OR OTHER TAX CHANGES; AND THE IMPACT OF THE 
"BREXIT" VOTE AND FUTURE NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE U.K'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE 
E.U. IN THE RECENT IN-OR-OUT REFERENDUM ON OUR BUSINESS, REGULATORY 
RELATIONSHIPS, UNDERWRITING PLATFORMS OR THE INDUSTRY GENERALLY. 
 
ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS RELEASE SPEAK ONLY AS AT THE DATE OF 
PUBLICATION. LANCASHIRE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING (SAVE 
AS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ANY LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING THE 
RULES OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE) TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO 
ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN THE GROUP'S 
EXPECTATIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENT IS BASED. 
 
 
 
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