Lancashire Holdings Regulatory News (LRE)

LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED 31 December 2013London, UK Total Voting Rights In conformity with DTR 5.6.1R, Lancashire Holdings Limited (the "Company")announces that as of 31 December 2013, the Company's issued share capitalconsists of 185,445,809 Common Shares of $0.50 each ("Common Shares") of which3,513,325 Common Shares are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number ofCommon Shares in issue with voting rights (excluding shares held in Treasury)is 181,932,484 The above figure of 181,932,484 may be used by shareholders as the denominatorfor the calculations by which they will determine if they are required tonotify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company underthe Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules. For further information, please contact: Lancashire Holdings Limited Christopher Head +44 20 7264 4145 chris.head@lancashiregroup.com Jonny Creagh-Coen +44 20 7264 4066 jcc@lancashiregroup.com Haggie Partners +44 20 7562 4444 Peter Rigby (Peter Rigby mobile +44 7803851426) About Lancashire Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based operating subsidiaries, is aglobal provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance products. The Groupcompanies carry the following ratings: Financial Financial Long Term Strength Strength Issuer Rating (1) Outlook(1) Rating (2) A.M. Best A (Excellent) Stable bbb Standard & Poor's A- Stable BBB Moody's A3 Stable Baa2 (1)Financial Strength Rating and Financial Strength Outlook apply to LancashireInsurance Company Limited and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited. (2) Long Term Issuer Rating applies to Lancashire Holdings Limited. NB: Cathedral benefits from Lloyd's ratings: Standard & Poor's: A+ (Strong);A.M. Best: A (Excellent); and Fitch: A+ (Strong). Lancashire has capital in excess of $1.5 billion and its common shares trade onthe Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LRE.Lancashire has its corporate headquarters and mailing address at Level 11,Vitro, 60 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4AD, United Kingdom and its registeredoffice at Power House, 7 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda. For more information on Lancashire, visit the Company's website atwww.lancashiregroup.com Lancashire Insurance Company Limited is regulated by the Bermuda MonetaryAuthority in Bermuda. Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited is authorised by the PrudentialRegulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and thePrudential Regulation Authority in the UK. For more information on Lancashire's subsidiary, Cathedral Capital Limited("Cathedral"), visit Cathedral's website at www.cathedralcapital.com Cathedral Underwriting Limited is authorised by the Prudential RegulationAuthority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the PrudentialRegulation Authority in the UK. NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: CERTAIN STATEMENTS AND INDICATIVE PROJECTIONS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELLED LOSSSCENARIOS) MADE IN THIS RELEASE OR OTHERWISE THAT ARE NOT BASED ON CURRENT ORHISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD-LOOKING IN NATURE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,STATEMENTS CONTAINING THE WORDS "BELIEVES", "ANTICIPATES", "PLANS", "PROJECTS","FORECASTS", "GUIDANCE", "INTENDS", "EXPECTS", "ESTIMATES", "PREDICTS", "MAY","CAN", "WILL", "SEEKS", "SHOULD", OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR NEGATIVE ORCOMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. ALL SUCH STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICALFACTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE GROUP'S OR THE ENLARGED GROUP'S (I.E.THE GROUP, INCLUDING THE CATHEDRAL GROUP) FINANCIAL POSITION, RESULTS OFOPERATIONS, PROSPECTS, GROWTH, CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PLANS AND EFFICIENCIES,ABILITY TO CREATE VALUE, DIVIDEND POLICY, OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY, COMPOSITIONOF MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STRATEGY, PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT FOR FUTUREOPERATIONS (INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO THE GROUP'SOR THE ENLARGED GROUP'S INSURANCE BUSINESS) ARE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS,UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS,PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GROUP OR THE ENLARGED GROUP TO BE MATERIALLYDIFFERENT FROM FUTURE RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIEDBY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE ENLARGED GROUP'S ABILITY TOINTEGRATE ITS BUSINESSES AND PERSONNEL, THE SUCCESSFUL RETENTION AND MOTIVATIONOF THE ENLARGED GROUP'S KEY MANAGEMENT, THE INCREASED REGULATORY BURDEN FACINGTHE ENLARGED GROUP, THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE CONTRACTSTHAT THE GROUP WRITES OR THE ENLARGED GROUP MAY WRITE; THE PREMIUM RATES WHICHMAY BE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF SUCH RENEWALS WITHIN ITS TARGETED BUSINESSLINES; THE POSSIBLE LOW FREQUENCY OF LARGE EVENTS; POTENTIALLY UNUSUAL LOSSFREQUENCY; THE IMPACT THAT THE ENLARGED GROUP'S FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS,CAPITAL POSITION AND RATING AGENCY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS MAY HAVE ON THEEXECUTION OF ANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES OR DIVIDENDS; THE POSSIBILITYOF GREATER FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY OF CLAIMS AND LOSS ACTIVITY THAN THE ENLARGEDGROUP'S UNDERWRITING, RESERVING OR INVESTMENT PRACTICES HAVE ANTICIPATED; THERELIABILITY OF, AND CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS TO, CATASTROPHE PRICING,ACCUMULATION AND ESTIMATED LOSS MODELS; THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS LOSSLIMITATION METHODS; THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF KEY PERSONNEL; A DECLINE IN THEGROUP'S OPERATING SUBSIDIARIES' RATING WITH A.M. BEST, STANDARD & POOR'S,MOODY'S OR OTHER RATING AGENCIES; INCREASED COMPETITION ON THE BASIS OFPRICING, CAPACITY, COVERAGE TERMS OR OTHER FACTORS; CYCLICAL DOWNTURNS OF THEINDUSTRY; THE IMPACT OF A DETERIORATING CREDIT ENVIRONMENT FOR ISSUERS OF FIXEDINCOME INVESTMENTS; THE IMPACT OF SWINGS IN MARKET INTEREST RATES ANDSECURITIES PRICES; A RATING DOWNGRADE OF, OR A MARKET DECLINE IN, SECURITIES INITS INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO; CHANGES IN GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS OR TAX LAWS INJURISDICTIONS WHERE THE GROUP OR THE ENLARGED GROUP CONDUCTS BUSINESS. ALL FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS RELEASE SPEAK ONLY AS AT THE DATE OFPUBLICATION. LANCASHIRE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING (SAVEAS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ANY LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING THERULES OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE) TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TOANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN THE GROUP'S OR THEENLARGED GROUP'S EXPECTATIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENT ISBASED.