RNS Number : 8493U
  Bear Stearns Private Equity Limited
  20 May 2008
   


 For filings with the FSA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying   BEAR STEARNS PRIVATE
 issuer of existing shares to which voting               EQUITY LTD
 rights are attached:


 2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                             YES
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 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       RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
 obligation:
                                                         RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):     RATHBONE INVESTMENT
                                                                MANAGEMENT LTD
                                                                  6TH MAY 2008
 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
 threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                  7TH MAY 2008
 6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                           13%
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


 8: Notified Details                                               N/A
 A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

                                                                                         Direct  Indirect        Direct       Indirect
 ZERO DIV PREF 0.01P SHS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                      
 GB00B07V0R25                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                      
                                      8,397,600             8,397,600               N/A     N/A       8,236,100          N/A    13.91%



 B: Financial Instruments

 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

 N/A                                       N/A                   N/A                   N/A                   N/A


 Total (A+B)

 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights
                                                     
 8,236,100                                     13.91%
                                                     



 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
  
 RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*
  
 RATHBONE INVESTMENT  MANAGEMENT  LIMITED 13.91%
  
 *RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC IS THE HOLDING COMPANY OF THE FOLLOWING.

  

 Proxy Voting:

 10. Name of proxy holder:                                         N/A

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


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



 13. Additional information:                    N/A


 14 Contact name:             COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENT

 15. Contact telephone name:          020 7399 0000


    For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 
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