Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are Lancashire Holdings Limitedattached:ii 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): Change in Issued Share Capital 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the HSBC Holdings plcnotification obligation:iii HSBC Bank Plc HSBC Bank USA, National Association HSBC Global Asset Management (France) HSBC Global Asset Management (International) Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) (if different from 3.):iv Limited HSBC Investment Management HSBC Private Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited The Bank of Bermuda Limited 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 14th August 2013reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16th August 2013 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 5%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionof to the triggeringshares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of votingif possible of of of shares rights rights xusing Shares Votingthe ISIN Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct IndirectCODE xii BMG5361W1047 8,596,327 8,596,327 1,870,198 1,870,198 7,867,441 1.029% 4.328% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of votingfinancial price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to rights xix, xxinstrument period xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 9,737,639 5.357% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi NA Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: NA 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease NAto hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold NAvoting rights: 13. Additional information: None 14. Contact name: Baljeet Gill 0207 991 655515. Contact telephone number: ([email protected])