23 Feb 2009 17:20

Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC
("Advent" or the "Company")
DIRECTOR'S SHAREHOLDING
Mr Trevor Ambridge holds shares in Advent through Investeast Properties Limited, a company which he wholly owns (as previously announced.) The Company has today been notified that Mr Ambridge has settled the shares he holds in Investeast Properties Limited on a trust of which he is a beneficiary but not a trustee. His interest in the issued share capital of the Company remains the same as follows:
| Director | Number of Shares | % of issued share capital |
| Trevor Ambridge | 46,000 | 0.11% |
Mr Ambridge also has a direct interest in 1,548 Advent shares as a result of his participation in the Advent Share Incentive Plan.
23 February 2009
| Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC | Tel: 020 7743 8200 | |
| Keith Thompson | ||
| Chief Operating Officer | ||
| Trevor Ambridge | Tel: 020 7743 8200 | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Neil Ewing | Tel: 020 7743 8250 | |
| Investor Relations | ||
| Fox-Pitt, Kelton | Tel: 020 7663 6000 | |
| Simon Law | ||
| Jonny Franklin-Adams | ||
| Pelham Public Relations | Tel: 020 7743 6362 | |
| Polly Fergusson | ||
| Damian Beeley |