Holding(s) in Company

    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying        New Star Asset Management
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights           Group PLC
are attached:

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         Yes

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 (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                Legal & General
notification obligation:                                Group Plc (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                  n/a
from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which           03 November 2008
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                       05 November 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:          Below 3%(L&G)
 
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type  Situation previous         Resulting situation after
of shares    to the Triggering         the triggering transaction
                transaction
if possible
using the
ISIN CODE
             Number    Number   Number    Number of       % of voting
            of Shares of Voting   of    voting rights        rights
                       Rights   shares
                                       Direct  Indirect Direct  Indirect

ORD         8,200,745 8,200,745                 Below 3%
GBP 0.25
 
B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights

                       Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)
Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(Indirect) (LGIM)

    Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management   Legal & General Insurance Holdings
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)    Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions     Legal & General Assurance Society
Management) Limited (PMC)               Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

                                        Legal & General Pensions Limited
                                        (Direct) (LGPL)

 
Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                              N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will              N/A
cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold          N/A
voting rights:

13. Additional information:      Notification using the total
                              voting rights figure of 268,580,859

14. Contact name:                       Bhupinder Kalsi

15. Contact telephone number:          [phone]


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