10th Dec 2007 07:01
Lancashire Holdings Limited10 December 2007 Lancashire Holdings Limited10 December 2007 Dividend Declaration The Board of Lancashire Holdings Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announcethat it has declared a strategic dividend of $1.10 per common share and warrant(approximately £0.54 per share and warrant at the current exchange rate) makingan aggregate total payment of approximately $242 million. Ex dividend date: 9 January 2008 Record date: 11 January 2008 Payment date: 16 January 2008 Richard Brindle, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said: "We are committedto disciplined underwriting and to managing capital in an intelligent andprudent manner. In 2007 to date, we have generated more capital than weanticipated and this has resulted in capital levels in excess of that needed forthe underwriting opportunities ahead. It is appropriate that we now returncapital to shareholders in addition to the share repurchase programme previouslyannounced. Looking ahead into 2008, we are confident trading conditions are suchthat Lancashire can continue to generate attractive returns for shareholders." For further information, please contact: Lancashire Holdings Limited +1 441 278 8950Neil McConachieGreg Lunn Financial Dynamics +44 20 7269 7200Rob BailhacheNick Henderson Kekst & Company Inc.Michael Herley +1 212 521 4897Mark Semer +1 212 521 4802 About Lancashire Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based insurance subsidiaries, is a globalprovider of specialty insurance products. Its insurance subsidiaries carry theLancashire group rating of A minus (Excellent) from A.M. Best with a stableoutlook. Lancashire has capital in excess of $1 billion dollars and its CommonShares trade on AIM under the ticker symbol LRE. Lancashire is headquartered atMintflower Place, 8 Par-La-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 08, Bermuda. The mailingaddress is Lancashire Holdings Limited, P.O. Box HM 2358, Hamilton HM HX,Bermuda. For more information on Lancashire, visit the company's website atwww.lancashiregroup.com. NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CERTAIN STATEMENTS MADE IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ARE NOT BASED ON CURRENT ORHISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD-LOOKING IN NATURE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,STATEMENTS CONTAINING WORDS 'BELIEVES', 'ANTICIPATES', 'PLANS', 'PROJECTS', 'INTENDS', 'EXPECTS', 'ESTIMATES', 'PREDICTS', 'MAY','WILL', 'SEEKS', 'SHOULD'OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR NEGATIVE OR COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. ALL STATEMENTSOTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL FACTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE REGARDING THE GROUP'S FINANCIAL POSITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, LIQUIDITY,PROSPECTS, GROWTH, BUSINESS STRATEGY, PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT FORFUTURE OPERATIONS (INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO THEGROUP'S INSURANCE BUSINESS) ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHERIMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE ORACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GROUP TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM FUTURE RESULTS,PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKINGSTATEMENTS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS AT THE DATE OF THISANNOUNCEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNED. LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITEDEXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING (SAVE AS REQUIRED TO COMPLYWITH ANY LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS (INCLUDING THE AIM RULES)) TODISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR REVISIONS TO ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSCONTAINED HEREIN TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN THE GROUP'S EXPECTATIONS WITH REGARD THERETO OR ANY CHANGE IN EVENTS, CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCHSTATEMENT IS BASED. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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