Holding(s) in Company

Electra Private Equity PLC
13 April 2007

Electra Private Equity PLC



13 April 2007



TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares
1    Identify of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
     shares to which voting rights are attached:
                                                                               ELECTRA PRIVATE EQUITY PLC

2    Reason for the notification: (place a X inside the
     appropriate brackets)
     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                           Carrousel Capital Ltd
     obligation:
                                                                                   Investment Manager
4    Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):                          The Carrousel Fund Ltd

                                                                                The Carrousel Fund II Ltd
5    Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                      11 April 2007
     crossed or reached if different):
6    Date on which issuer notified:                                                   12 April 2007


7    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                         3.12%


8    Notified details:

A: Voting Rights attached to Shares
Class/type of shares        Situation previous to  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                            the Triggering
If possible using the ISIN  transaction
CODE
                            Number of   Number of  Number of     Number of Voting Rights        % of Voting Rights
                            shares      Voting     Shares
                                        Rights
                                                   Direct        Direct         Indirect        Direct       Indirect
         Ordinary

       GB0003085445         Below       Below 3%   1,170,000     1,170,000                      3.12%

                            3%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial           Expiration date       Exercise/Conversion Period/   Number of voting rights % of Voting
instrument                                        Date                          that may be acquired if Rights
                                                                                the instrument is
                                                                                exercised/converted










Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                                % of voting rights


1,170,000                                              3.12%


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


Carrousel Capital Ltd's prime brokers hold the shares in nominees accounts.



The prime brokers are Bear Stearns and Citigroup.

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:






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