Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2179Q

B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC

06 April 2009

 



Date:                 6th April 2009 

On behalf of:     B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc ('B. P. Marsh' or the 'Company')

B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc 

Holdings in Company

B. P. Marsh (AIM: BPM), the niche venture capital provider to early stage financial services businesses, announces that it received notification today that AXA S.A. and its Group Companies currently hold 1,635,085 of the Company's ordinary shares of 10 pence each, representing 5.58% of the total number of shares in issue.

The total number of shares in issue is 29,286,143.

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For further information:

B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc                        www.bpmarsh.co.uk

Brian Marsh OBE                                         [phone]

Nominated Adviser

Ambrian Partners Limited

David Nabarro/Marc Cramsie                       [phone]

Redleaf Communications (PR to BP Marsh)

Emma Kane/ Alicia Jennings                          [phone]

Notes to Editors:

About B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc

B.P. Marsh's current portfolio contains eleven companies. More detailed descriptions of the portfolio can be found at www.bpmarsh.co.uk. 

Over the past 19 years, the Company has assembled a management team with considerable experience both in the financial services sector and in managing private equity investments. Many of the directors have worked with each other in previous roles, and all have worked with each other for at least five and half years. 

Prior to Brian Marsh's involvement in the Company, he spent many years in insurance broking and underwriting in Lloyd's as well as the London and overseas market. He has over 30 years' experience in building, buying and selling financial services businesses, particularly in the insurance sector. 

Jonathan Newman is the Group Director of Finance and has over 10 years' experience in the financial services industry. Jonathan advises investee companies through several non-executive board appointments and evaluates new investment opportunities. 

Robert King is a Director and Group Company Secretary. He joined B.P. Marsh in May 2003 having started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Since joining B.P. Marsh he has taken on responsibility for the Group's legal, compliance and secretarial functions and played a key role in the flotation of the Company.

 

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