Director/PDMR Shareholding

Catlin Group Limited
18 May 2006



                              Catlin Group Limited

Dealings by the Trustees of the Catlin Group Employee Benefit Trust (the 'EBT')


Catlin Group Limited ('Company') has received notice that on 17 May 2006, the
Trustees of the EBT acquired in London 67,300 common shares of $0.01 each in the
capital of the Company ('Shares') at an average price of £4.35 pence per share.
The shares represent 0.04% of the Company's issued share capital.

The EBT is a trust for the benefit of employees of the Company who participate
in the Company's Performance Share Plan ('PSP'). Shares held in the EBT will
vest to the same extent as the underlying PSP awards. Any Shares that do not
vest will revert to the Company.

Depending on the level of vesting, the following directors and persons
discharging managerial responsibilities' have a beneficial interest in the
Company's Shares that have been acquired by the EBT in up to the following
amounts:

       Name                          Status                    Number of Shares

Stephen Catlin             Director                                  4,027

Christopher Stooke         Director                                  2,914

Paul Brand                 Person discharging managerial             2,914
                           responsibilities

Paul Jardine               Person discharging managerial             2,914
                           responsibilities

This notification made in accordance with Rule 3.1.4R (1) (a) of the Disclosure
Rules.







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