Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

Electra Private Equity PLC

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

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

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

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

HSBC Holdings Plc

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited

HSBC Global Asset Management (International) Limited

HSBC Investment Management

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

6 March 2014

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

11 March 2014

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

Below 5%

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary shares (ISIN
Code: GB0003085445)

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:
Number of Shares: 2,491,558
Number of Voting rights: 2,491,558

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Number of shares:
Direct: Below Disclosure Threshold
Number of voting rights:
Direct (xi): Below Disclosure Threshold
Indirect (xii): Below Disclosure Threshold

% of voting rights (x):
Direct: Below Disclosure Threshold
Indirect: Below Disclosure Threshold

B. Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv):

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments (xv, xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument:

Exercise price:

Expiration date (xvii):

Exercise/Conversion period (xviii):

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights (xix, xx):

Nominal:

Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights: Below Disclosure Threshold

% of voting rights: Below Disclosure Threshold

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

N/A

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:

None.

(14). Contact name:

Eleanor Cranmer
Frostrow Capital LLP

Company Secretary to Electra Private Equity PLC

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 3008 4613



Date: 11 March 2014