Annual Information Update

Annual Information Update for Chesnara plc

In accordance with section 5.2 of the FSA Prospectus Rules, this Update
provides a description of all the information made public by Chesnara plc in
the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.

The information referred to was correct at the time of publication but may now
be out of date.

1. Announcements made via a Regulatory Information Service

All the information referred to in this update can be viewed in the Financial
Information section of our website at www.chesnara.co.uk

Date of Publication Headline          Short Description                        
                                                                               
09 January 2009     Director/PDMR     Ken Romney purchased 15,000 Ordinary 5p  
                    Shareholding      shares                                   
                                                                               
12 January 2009     Holding(s) in     Allianz SE interest in 10,090,655        
                    Company           Ordinary 5p shares                       
                                                                               
14 January 2009     Holding(s) in     Allianz SE no longer hold notifiable     
                    Company           interest.                                
                                                                               
16 January 2009     Holding(s) in     Commerzbank AG interest in 10,042,328    
                    Company           Ordinary 5p shares                       
                                                                               
19 January 2009     Correction :      Commerzbank AG interest in 10,042,328    
                    Holding(s) in     Ordinary 5p shares                       
                    Company                                                    
                                                                               
23 January 2009     Holding(s) in     New Star Asset Management Limited        
                    Company           interest in 5,055,694 Ordinary 5p shares 
                                                                               
23 January 2009     Director/PDMR     Ken Romney purchased 7,500 Ordinary 5p   
                    Shareholding      shares                                   
                                                                               
30 January 2009     Director/PDMR     Ken Romney purchased 12,500 Ordinary 5p  
                    Shareholding      shares                                   
                                                                               
09 March 2009       Notice of Results Notice of Results                        
                                                                               
16 March 2009       Holding(s) in     Standard Life Investments Ltd interest in
                    Company           4,548,586 Ordinary 5p shares             
                                                                               
31 March 2009       Final Results     Final Results year to 31 December 2008   
                                                                               
31 March 2009       Annual            Description of all information made      
                    Information       public by Chesnara plc in 2008           
                    Update                                                     
                                                                               
15 April 2009       Price Monitoring  Price Monitoring Extension               
                    Extension                                                  
                                                                               
15 April 2009       Second Price      Second Price Monitoring Extension        
                    Monitoring                                                 
                    Extension                                                  
                                                                               
17 April 2009       Acquisition       Announcement of Proposed Acquisition of  
                                      Moderna Life                             
                                                                               
22 April 2009       Holding(s) in     Henderson Global Investors Ltd interest  
                    Company           in 5,532,466 Ordinary 5p shares          
                                                                               
30 April 2009       Annual Financial  Additional Regulated Information         
                    Report                                                     
                                                                               
06 May 2009         Holding(s) in     Standard Life Investments Ltd interest in
                    Company           3,646,948 Ordinary 5p shares             
                                                                               
14 May 2009         Result of AGM     Voting Results from AGM                  
                                                                               
19 May 2009         Interim           Interim Management Statement for first   
                    Management        quarter 2009                             
                    Statement                                                  
                                                                               
03 July 2009        Statement re :    Posting of Circulars in connection with  
                    Posting of        the acquisition of Moderna Life          
                    Circulars to                                               
                    Shareholders                                               
                                                                               
08 July 2009        Regulatory        Approval from Commissariat aux Assurances
                    Approval          (Luxembourg) in connection with the      
                                      acquisition of Moderna Life              
                                                                               
20 July 2009        Result of EGM     Voting Results from EGM                  
                                                                               
23 July 2009        Acquisition       Completion of the Acquisition of Moderna 
                                      Life                                     
                                                                               
31 July 2009        Notice of Results Notice of Interim Results Announcement.  
                                                                               
28 August 2009      Half-yearly       Interim Results for half year to 30 June 
                    Report            2009                                     
                                                                               
08 September 2009   Holding(s) in     Commerzbank AG no longer hold notifiable 
                    Company           interest                                 
                                                                               
16 September 2009   Holding(s) in     Barclays Plc interest in 5,077,230       
                    Company           Ordinary 5p shares                       
                                                                               
02 October 2009     Announcement re:  Selection of Deloitte LLP to act as      
                    Change of Auditor Auditors                                 
                                                                               
09 October 2009     Circular          Notification of the posting of the       
                    regarding the     circular regarding the change of Auditor 
                    Change of Auditor                                          
                                                                               
27 October 2009     Trading Update    Trading Update.                          
                                                                               
3 November 2009     Appointment of    Appointment of Collins Stewart Europe    
                    Joint Corporate   Limited as Joint Corporate Broker.       
                    Broker                                                     
                                                                               
10 November 2009    Holding(s) in     Henderson Global Investors Ltd interest  
                    Company           in 4,566,866 Ordinary 5p shares          
                                                                               
19 November 2009    Interim           Interim Management Statement for third   
                    Management        quarter 2009                             
                    Statement                                                  
                                                                               
27 November 2009    Holding(s) in     Legal and General Group Plc interest in  
                    Company           4,042,949 Ordinary 5p shares             
                                                                               
30 November 2009    Holding(s) in     Standard Life Investments Ltd interest in
                    Company           3,864,029 Ordinary 5p shares             
                                                                               
03 December 2009    Holding(s) in     Barclays no longer hold a notifiable     
                    Company           interest                                 
                                                                               
11 December 2009    Acquisition       Acquisition of Aspis liv                 
                                                                               
14 December 2009    Holding(s) in     Legal and General Group plc interest in  
                    Company           4,130,698 Ordinary 5p shares             

2. Documents Filed at Companies House

The company has submitted filings at Companies House:

  * Special Resolutions passed at the AGM.
   
Details of these can be found on the Companies House website at 
www.companieshouse.com

3. Annual and Interim Financial Statements

The company's annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008
and the 2009 Interim Financial Statements are available on the company's
website at www.chesnara.co.uk