TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached:
Lancashire Holdings Limited
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in No
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
No
Other (please specify):______________
William Blair & Company, LLC
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is January 3, 2013
crossed or reached if different):
January 8, 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
Falling below 5%
threshold
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares the triggering transaction
transaction
If possible
use ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of
code shares voting shares rights voting rights
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
BMG5361W1047 8,291,356 8,183,717 8,097,464 7,989,826 4.91%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentage
financial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of voting
instrument period/date exercised/converted) rights
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
7,989,826 4.91%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
William Blair & Company, L.L.C., (William Blair) is an investment adviser
registered under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940. As such, pursuant
to advisory contracts, William Blair has the power to purchase and sell
securities on behalf of its clients and the power to vote for most clients.
Persons other than William Blair are entitled to receive all dividends from,
and proceeds from the sale of all securities reported hereunder.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: William Blair & Company,
L.L.C.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information:
14 Contact name: Walter R. Randall, Jr.
15. Contact telephone name: +1 312 364 8720
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