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Lancashire Holdings Ltd – Transaction In Own Shares

Hamilton, Bermuda – 16 September, 2010 - Lancashire Holdings Limited (“Lancashire” or “the Company”) (Ticker: LHL BH) announces that on 15 September 2010, it purchased 50,000 Common Shares at a price of 551.88 pence per share (approximately $8.57 per share at the current exchange rate).

The lowest price and the highest price paid for these shares were 549.3 pence and 554.0 pence, respectively. All the purchased shares will be cancelled.

              

Following the above purchases, the Company holds 152,203,982 Common Shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares).


The Company has 16,448,445 Common Shares in Treasury.

 

The above figure 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 Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

For further information please contact:

 

Lancashire Holdings

+ 44 (0)20 7264 4066

Jonny Creagh-Coen or Greg Lunn

 

 

 

Haggie Financial

+44 (0)20 7417 8989

Peter Rigby or Henny Breakwell

 

 

About Lancashire

Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based insurance subsidiaries, is a global provider of specialty insurance products. Its insurance subsidiaries carry the Lancashire group rating of A minus (Excellent) from A.M. Best with a stable outlook. Lancashire has capital in excess of $1 billion and its Common Shares trade on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LRE. Lancashire is headquartered at Power House, 7 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda. The mailing address is Lancashire Holdings Limited, P.O. Box HM 2358, Hamilton HM HX, Bermuda. For more information on Lancashire, visit the Company's website at www.lancashiregroup.com.