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     BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as 
notification obligation:                   trustee of the BT Pension Scheme    
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                                             
different from 3):                                                             
                                                                               
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                    2%                   
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                           
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
Class/type of Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering    
shares        to 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 8,134,961 8,134,961 8,009,961 8,009,961 N/A     2.982%   N/A     
                                                                              

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            
                                                                               
8,009,961                               2.982%                                 

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

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of proxy holder:               N/A                                    
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy       N/A                                    
holder will cease to hold:                                                     
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will     N/A                                    
cease to hold voting rights:                                                   

13. Additional information:             All voting rights held on behalf of the
                                        above entity are disclosed pursuant to 
                                        DTR 5.1.2.                             
                                                                               
                                        This disclosure is made by Hermes      
                                        Investment Management Limited as agent 
                                        on behalf of BT Pension Scheme Trustees
                                        Limited as trustee of the BT Pension   
                                        Scheme                                 
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                        Bhupinder Kalsi                        
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:           +44207225 6053                         



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