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 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are                    Lancashire Holdings Ltdattached:ii2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                          XAn 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):                                                                Canada Life Group (U.K.)                                                                        Limited                                                                  as parent company to                                                                    below mentioned                                                                 investment management3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                               companiesnotification obligation:iii                                                                Setanta Asset Management                                                                        Limited                                                                 Irish Life Investment                                                                    Managers Limited                                                                                 The                                                                Canada Life Assurance                                                                Company                                                                  The Great-West Life                                                                   Assurance Company                                                                 London Life Insurance                                                                        Company                                                                  Mackenzie Financial                                                                     Corporation -                                                                 QuadrusSetanta Global                                                                      Equity Fund4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv                                       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                                    30th Sept 2014reached: v6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    02nd Oct 20147. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                     6%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  votingif possible  of                of          of shares rights            rights xusing        Shares            Votingthe ISIN                       Rights      Direct    Direct Indirect   Direct    IndirectCODE                                                 xi     xiiLancashireHoldings Ltd             11,349,588        11,349,588                   11,371,667           6.0055%BMG5361W1047B: Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration    Exercise/             Number of voting      % of votinginstrument        date xiii     Conversion Period xiv rights that may be    rights                                                      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 votingfinancial                      date xvii  Conversion rights instrument   rights xix, xxinstrument                                period     refers to                                          xviii                                                                         Nominal   DeltaTotal (A+B+C)Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                   11,371,667                                    6.0055%9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                  Setanta Asset Management Limited (6.0047%)                    Irish Life Investment Managers LimitedProxy Voting:                                                                                 N/A10. Name of the proxy holder:11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:13. Additional information:14. Contact name:                                                      Des Murphy15. Contact telephone number:                                        +353-1-6124907