Holding(s) in Company

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Limited

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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

GENESIS EMERGING MARKETS FUND LIMITED

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 (NO)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (NO)

Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

SARASIN  & PARTNERS LLP

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): -

Bank Sarasin & Co Ltd (Zurich)

BNP Paribas Security Services (Jersey)

Fortis Banque Luxembourg SA (EFA)

The Northern Trust Company Limited
(London)

RBC Dexia Investor Services S.A
(Zurich)

The Bank of New York (Brussels)


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

22/04/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22/04/2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (If possible use ISIN code): GB0003678025

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares: 1,493,375
Number of voting rights: 1,493,375

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares: 1,473,385

Number of voting rights:

Direct   1,473,385

Indirect  (nil)


Percentage of voting rights:

Direct 10.9172%

Indirect (nil)



B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period/date
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)
Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights: 1,473,385
Percentage of voting rights: 10.9172%

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 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 name:

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form of legal entities: SARASIN & PARTNERS LLP

Contact address (registered office for legal entities):JUXON HOUSE, 100 ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON EC4M 8BU

Phone number & email: 44 (0)20 7038 6850

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons):


B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name: Yacine Diagne

Contact address: JUXON HOUSE, 100 ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON EC4M 8BU

Phone number & email: 0207 038 7198 [e-mail]

Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification
obligation)