Holding(s) in Company

    TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     New Star Asset Management
issuer of existing shares to which voting               Group PLC
rights 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       Credit Suisse Securities (Europe)
notification obligation:                                Limited
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):
 
5. Date of transaction (and date on                     26.11.08
which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                       28.11.08
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
                                                        Below 3%
 


8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of   Situation previous to            Resulting situation after
shares                   the                     the triggering transaction
               triggering transaction
If possible
use ISIN code
                Number of   Number of   Number       Number of         Percentage
                 shares      voting    of shares   voting rights    of voting rights
                             rights
 
                                                  Direct  Indirect  Direct  Indirect
 
GB00B1VJF742    8,966,862   8,966,862  Below 3%  Below 3%   n/a    Below 3%    n/a



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of         Expiration date Exercise/       No. of voting rights Percentage
financial                       conversion      that may be acquired of voting
instrument                      period/date     (if the instrument   rights
                                                exercised/converted)
 
Total (A+B)
 
Number of voting rights       Percentage of voting rights
 
          Below 3%                      Below 3%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Credit Suisse International are
a division of Credit Suisse ("CSIBD"), which is part of the Credit Suisse
Group ("CSG"). CSIBD is a segregated business unit within CSG with an
independent management structure and exercises its voting rights independently
from other divsions of CSG
Proxy Voting:
 
10. Name of 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:              Bhupinder Kalsi
 
15. Contact telephone number:  [phone]



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