Holding(s) in Company

    TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

                       Gartmore Growth Opportunities plc                       

2. Reason for Notification                                                    
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                        X          
                                                                              
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which                     
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to                     
which voting rights are attached                                              
                                                                              
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                              
                                                                              
Other                                                                         
                                                                              
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification      Rensburg Sheppards 
obligation:                                                    Investment     
                                                           Management Limited 
                                                                              
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):            N/A         
                                                                              
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the              08/01/2009     
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                                
                                                                              
6. Date on which issuer notified:                              09/01/2009     
                                                                              
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                    5%         
                                                                              
8. Notified details:                                        Nominee Holdings  

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous              Resulting situation             
    shares     to the Triggering              after the Triggering             
 if possible      transaction                      transaction                 
using the ISIN                                                                 
     CODE                                                                      
                                                                               
                Number   Number    Number   Number of voting     % of voting   
                  of       of        of          rights            rights      
                Shares   Voting    shares                                      
                         Rights                                                
                                                                               
                                   Direct   Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                                               
Ordinary       954,018   954,018     0        0      776,718     0%     5.98%  
Shares                                                                         
                                                                               
GB00B07BP660                                                                   

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   Type of       Expiration      Exercise/       Number of      % of voting  
  financial         date        Conversion        voting          rights     
  instrument                   Period/ Date   rights that may                
                                                    be                       
                                              acquired if the                
                                               instrument is                 
                                                exercised/                   
                                                 converted                   
                                                                             

Total (A+B)                                                                   
                                                                              
Number of voting rights                % of voting rights                     
                                                                              
776,718                                5.98%                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                    
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by     
Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited.                             

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                 
                                                                              
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                           
to hold:                                                                      
                                                                              
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                             
voting rights:                                                                

13. Additional information:                                                   
                                                                              
14. Contact name:                                   Paul Griggs               
                                                                              
15. Contact telephone number:                       020-7782 2641             
                                                                              
16. Date of Notification                            09 January 2009           



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