Holding(s) in Company

Electra Private Equity PLC
25 January 2008


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares




1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to    ELECTRA PRIVATE EQUITY PLC
which voting 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 notification obligation:     Prudential plc group of companies


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):             See attached schedule


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is        22 January 2008
crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 24 January 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                   See item 13
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of   Situation previous to the     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares          triggering transaction
                Number of     Number of       Number of       Number of voting rights          Percentage of voting 
rights
If possible use shares        voting rights   shares
ISIN code

                                                              Direct           Indirect        Direct           Indirect
GB0003085445    2,555,081       2,555,081       2,575,081       2,575,081                      7.03%
B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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


Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                                     Percentage of voting rights
                         2,575,081                                                        7.03%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively 
held, if   applicable:

Prudential plc (parent company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:                                                N/A


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


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




13. Additional information:         Prudential plc confirmed that as per 5.1.2, the non-exempt
                                    holdings for Prudential plc have crossed 7% triggering
                                    this notification






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