LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED - Holding(s) in Company

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer   of existing shares to which voting rights are                    Lancashire Holdings Ltd   attached:ii2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        √An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which mayresult in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights areattachedAn acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instrumentsAn event changing the breakdown of voting rightsOther (please specify):3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                Canada Life Group (U.K.)Limited   notification obligation:iii                        as parent company to below mentioned                                                        investment management companies                                                       Setanta Asset Management Limited                                                     Irish Life Investment Managers Limited4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv                           The Canada Life Assurance Company                                                     The Great-West Life Assurance Company                                                     London Life Insurance Company                                                     Mackenzie Financial Corporation -                                                     QuadrusSetanta Global Equity Fund                                                     Canada Life Assurance Europe Limited                                                     Setanta Asset Management Funds plc                                                     Irish Life Assurance plc                                                     The Reditus Umbrella Exempt Unit Trust                                                     Little Company of Mary Limited                                                     ILIM Funds plc                                                     Countrywide Assured plc5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or                                    23rd May 2014reached: v6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    29th May 20147. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                     5%reached: vi, vii8. Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ixClass/type   Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggeringof           to the triggering            transactionshares       transaction             Number           Number      Number    Number of voting % of  voting rightsif possible  of               of          of shares rights           xusing        Shares           Votingthe ISIN                      Rights      Direct    Direct Indirect  Direct  IndirectCODE                                                xi     xiiLancashireHoldings LtdBMG5361W1047             8,529,635        8,529,635                    9,429,635         5.08%B: Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of          Expiration    Exercise/             Number of voting       % of votingfinancial        date xiii     Conversion Period xiv rights that may be     rightsinstrument                                           acquired if the                                                     instrument is                                                     exercised/ converted.C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xviResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of       Exercise price  Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting   % of voting rightsfinancial                     date xvii  Conversion rights instrument  xix, xxinstrument                               period     refers to                                         xviii                                                                       Nominal DeltaTotal (A+B+C)Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights      9,429,635                                      5.08%9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                   Setanta Asset Management Limited (5.06%)                    Irish Life Investment Managers LimitedProxy Voting:                                                                                 N/A10. 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:                                                      Des Murphy15. Contact telephone number:                                        +353-1-6124907