Hampden Underwriting Plc

Hampden Underwriting plc (“Hampden Underwriting” or “the Company”) has been incorporated primarily to provide a limited liability direct investment into the Lloyd’s insurance market in the UK. The Directors believe that Hampden Underwriting offers the only opportunity currently available for investment in a quoted company whose principal purpose is to participate in a spread portfolio of Lloyd’s syndicates rather than manage syndicates itself. 

Hampden Underwriting’s subsidiary underwriting vehicle, Hampden Corporate Member Limited (“HCM”), trades within the Lloyd’s insurance market as a corporate member of Lloyd’s. An underwriting portfolio of £5.1m has been acquired for the 2008 Underwriting Account.

The portfolio provides a good spread of classes of business being concentrated in property insurance, reinsurance and motor business. In addition, in January 2008 Hampden Underwriting acquired a small corporate member which has capacity of £0.3m. 

HCM is advised by Hampden Agencies Limited (“HAL”). HAL is the largest provider of third party capital to the Lloyd’s market, with over £1.5 billion of advised capacity for the 2008 year of account, which the Directors believe gives it an influential voice in the Lloyd’s market as a whole. Nomina plc (“Nomina”) will provide administration and support services to the Group. 

Hampden Underwriting was incorporated and registered in England and Wales on 1 August 2006 under the Companies Act with registration number 05892671.

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The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 26 of the AIM Rules and was last updated on 18 April 2008.

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Hampden Underwriting Interim Results
2007 Financial Statements
2008 AGM Papers