Lancashire Holdings Ltd – Total Voting Rights

Hamilton, Bermuda – 31 May, 2011 - Lancashire Holdings Limited (“Lancashire” or “the Company”; Ticker: LHL BH) announces that as of 31 May  2011, the Company’s issued share capital consists of 168,602,427 Common Shares of $0.50 each (“Common Shares”) of which 12,869,619 Common Shares are held in Treasury.  Therefore, the total number of Common Shares in issue with voting rights (excluding shares held in Treasury) is 155,732,808.

The above figure of 155,732,808 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 Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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About Lancashire

Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based insurance subsidiaries, is a global provider of specialty insurance products. The Group companies carry the following ratings:

^{(1)Financial Strength Rating applies to Lancashire Insurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited}

^{(2) Long Term Issuer Rating applies to Lancashire Holdings Limited}

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

Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited is regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the UK.

Lancashire Marketing Services (Middle East) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

Lancashire Insurance Company Limited is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority in Bermuda.