Holding(s) in Company

Epicure Qatar Equity Opportunities
24 December 2007




TR-1:    Notifications of Major Interests in Shares



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer    Epicure Qatar Equity
of existing shares to which voting rights are         Opportunites plc
attached:                                             --------------------
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in  No
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are     --------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                         No
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Other (please specify): Placing                                          Yes
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to       Gartmore Investment Limited
notification obligation:                   ------------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if         Morstan Nominees Limited
different from 3):                         ------------------------
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which  14/12/07
the threshold is crossed or reached if     ------------------------
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified:          17/12/07
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or     Above 5%
reached:                                   ------------------------
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8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    previous to the   transaction
             triggering
             transaction
If possible
use ISIN     Number Number of  Number of     Number of voting    Percentage of
code         of     voting     shares        rights              voting rights
             shares rights
                                             Direct Indirect     Direct Indirect

IM00B1Z40704 Below  Below 5%   13,428,828           13428,828           5.425%
             5%


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights

13,428,828                           5.425%




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:                                  [e-mail]

15. Contact telephone name:                       0207 782 2000




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