Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Baring Emerging Europe PLC

2. Reason for the notification                                        State    
                                                                     Yes/No    
                                                                               
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 (please specify):                                                        

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification    Sarasin & Partners LLP
obligation                                                                     
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)    The Bank of New York  
                                                         Mellon (Brussels      
                                                         (Pooled))             
                                                                               
                                                         RBC Dexia Investor    
                                                         Services Bank         
                                                         (Luxembourg)          
                                                                               
                                                         RBC Dexia Investor    
                                                         Services Bank (Zurich)
                                                                               
                                                         Sarasin & Partners LLP
                                                         (London)              
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the              29-02-2012      
threshold is crossed                                                           
or reached if different)                                                       
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                              01-03-2012      
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                    3%          

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of      Situation        Resulting situation after the triggering   
    shares        previous to                     transaction                  
 if possible    the triggering                                                 
using the ISIN    transaction                                                  
     CODE                                                                      
                                                                               
                Number   Number   Number    Number of voting    Percentage of  
                  of       of       of           rights            voting      
                Shares   Voting   shares                           rights      
                         Rights                                                
                                                                               
                                            Direct  Indirect   Direct  Indirect
                                                                               
 GB0032273343  1658656  1658656   124795             1294795           3.9928% 
                                                                               

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

  Type of    Exercise Expiration Exercise /  Number of voting    % of voting   
 financial    price      date    Conversion  rights instrument      rights     
 instrument                        period        refers to                     
                                                                               
                                                               Nominal   Delta 
                                                                               

Total (A+B+C)                                                                  
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
1294795                                 3.9928%                                

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



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:                                                              
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone                                                          
number :