Acquisition

Hampden Underwriting Plc
01 February 2008

1 February 2008


                         Hampden Underwriting Plc
                 ('Hampden Underwriting' or the 'Company')

                      Acquisition of corporate member

The Company announces that it has acquired a small corporate member of Lloyd's 
for a consideration of approximately £150,000.  The 2008 underwriting capacity 
of the corporate member is approximately £300,000.

Jeremy Evans, a Hampden Underwriting director, said:

'We are pleased to have made this acquisition which, although small, adds to 
the underwriting capacity we acquired at last year's auctions and is the first 
implementation of our stated strategy of acquiring corporate members as suitable
opportunities arise'.


For further information please contact:

Hampden Underwriting                        Jeremy Evans           020 7863 6567

Smith & Williamson                          Azhic Basirov          020 7131 4000
Corporate Finance Limited                   David Jones
                                            Joanne du Plessis


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