LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Holding(s) in Company

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TR-1:         Notifications of Major Interests in Shares1.Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of              Lancashire Holdings Ltdexisting shares to  which voting rights are attached:2:    Reason for notification (yes/no)An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                         yesAn acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result     noin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attachedAn acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments                                                    noAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                    noOther (please specify):                                                             no3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                                                               Standard Life                                                              Investments Ltd    obligation:4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):         Vidacos Nominees5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold   16/04/2014      is crossed or reached):6. Date on which issuer notified:                             17/03/20147. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:               9%8:    Notified DetailsVoting rights attached to sharesClass/type of share   If possible use ISIN code         BMG5361W1047Situation previous to the triggering transactionNumber of shares                                        Number of voting rights16,574,463                                              16,574,463Resulting situation after the triggering transactionNumber of shares                     Number of voting rights           Percentage of                                                                       voting rights                                     Direct             Indirect       Direct Indirect16,474,463                           8,806,697          7,667,766      4.806  4.185Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of          Expiration Exercise/          No. of voting rights    Percentage offinancial        date       conversion period/ that may be acquired    voting rightsinstrument                  date               (if the instrument                                               exercised/converted)C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting   % of voting rightsinstrument        price    date       Conversion rights instrument                                      period     refers to                                                                     Nominal    DeltaTotal (A+B+C)Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights 16,474,463                               8.991%9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:13. Additional information:14. Contact name:                          investments_mo@standardlife.com                                           Standard Life Investments Ltd15. Contact telephone number:                                           (0131) 245 6565