Jpel Priv Eqty Regulatory News (JPEL)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

JP Morgan Private Equity Ltd

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

Acquisition of voting rights as a result of the acquisition by Schroders plc of Cazenove Capital Holdings Limited

Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Schroders plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.): iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

02/07/2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

04/07/2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary

GB00B07V0H27

0

0

25,420,023

n/a

25,420,023

n/a

7.339%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/ConversionPeriod xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exerciseprice

Expirationdate xvii

Exercise/Conversionperiod xviii

Number of votingrights instrumentrefers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

 25,420,023

7.339%

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

Cazenove Capital Management Limited 25,420,023 7.339%

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the 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:

The shares referred to in section 9 are held in portfolios managed by those firms on a discretionary basis for clients under investment management agreements

14. Contact name:

 Shaheen Hussain

15. Contact telephone number:

 +44 207 658 6000