TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     New Star Asset Management Group
issuer of existing shares to which voting                     PLC              
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     Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.  
notification obligation:                                                       
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                JPMorgan Chase Bank          
different from 3):                                                             
                                                      SSB London               
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and date on                11 September 2008           
which the threshold is crossed or                                              
reached if different):                                                         
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                  12 September 2008           
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                    6%                   
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                            
                                                                               
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/type       Situation previous to             Resulting situation after the triggering    
of shares        the triggering                    transaction                                 
                 transaction                                                       
If possible                                                                    
use ISIN                                                                       
code                                                                           
                                                                               

                 Number of   Number of  Number of  Number of voting       Percentage of            
                 shares         voting     shares     rights               voting rights            
                               rights                                                             
                                                  Direct     Indirect   Direct     Indirect      
                                                                                
GB00B1VJF742    11,697,048 11,697,048  16,268,403          16,268,403                  6.06%
                                                                                

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting      Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion      rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                    period/date     acquired (if the                 
                                              instrument                       
                                              exercised/                       
                                              converted)                       
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
16,268,403                              6.06%                                  

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:                        Bhupinder Kalsi                        
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:           +44207225 6053                         



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