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25 May 2007 17:21

Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC25 May 2007 Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC ("Advent" or the "Company") Notification of major interests in shares Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC announces that it received the following notification from Amber Capital LP pursuant to the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC 2. Reason for the notification An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Amber Capital LP (as Investment Adviser of Amber Master Fund (Cayman) SPC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): Goldman Sachs International 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 24 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 25 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 7% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares (if triggering transactionpossible using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rightsthe ISIN CODE) Shares voting shares rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectCommon Stock 29,240,906 29,240,906 27,240,906 6.70 GB00B07RZZ30 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsInstrument Period/Date rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights27,240,906 6.70 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 the 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: Amber Capital LP is the investment adviser of Amber Master Fund (Cayman) SPC. The shares are held by Goldman Sachs International in its nominee capacity for the account of Amber Master Fund (Cayman) SPC 14. Contact name: Samuel Jed Rubin - General Counsel 15. Contact telephone number: +1 212 340 73 30 25 May 2007 For further information please contact: Advent Capital (Holdings) PLCKeith Thompson Tel: 020 7743 8200 Chief Operating Officer Trevor Ambridge Tel: 020 7743 8200 Chief Financial Officer Giuseppe Perdoni Tel: 020 7743 8200 Company Secretary Neil Ewing Tel: 020 7743 8250 Investor Relations and Analysis Pelham Public Relations Charles Vivian Tel: 020 7743 6670Polly Fergusson This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange