BGHL's investment in Compagnie des Minquiers

Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited
     a closed-ended investment company incorporated with limited liability
           under the laws of Guernsey with registration number 45582




                                 PRESS RELEASE



Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited discloses further information with regard to
                 its investment in Compagnie des Minquiers SAS



 1. Structure of Compagnie des Minquiers SAS upon closing (March 3rd 2011)

Compagnie  des Minquiers  SAS is  majority owned  by Boussard & Gavaudan Holding
Limited  (more than 51% of share  capital). Other shareholders include Executive
Committee members of the COFIGEO group (see graph below).






















Upon  closing of the  MPF transaction, BGHL  holding will be  increased to above
80% of  the share capital of  Compagnie des Minquiers. The  ownership of BGHL in
Compagnie  des Minquiers will remain above  80% regardless of the outcome of the
public offer.





 2. Total investment by BGHL

Boussard  & Gavaudan Holding Limited's total investment in acquiring 100% of the
shares  of the company  MPF through Compagnie  des Minquiers SAS  will amount to
approximately an additional 12M€, which represents around 2% of BGHL's NAV.




23 February 2011



B&G Asset Management                                        [phone]

Emmanuel     Gavaudan    (Hong    Kong)
[phone]

Manuel       Kalbreier      (London)
[phone]






The Company is established as a closed-ended investment company domiciled in
Guernsey. The Company has received the necessary approval of the Guernsey
Financial Services Commission and the States of Guernsey Policy Council. The
Company is registered with the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets as a
collective investment scheme pursuant to article 2:73 in conjunction with 2:66
of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht).
The shares of the Company (the "Shares") are listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
The Shares are also listed on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and
admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc's main market for listed
securities.

This is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any
securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. This announcement
is not intended to and does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or
invitation to purchase any securities or the solicitation of any vote or
approval in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer
of the securities referred to in this announcement in any jurisdiction in
contravention of applicable law.

Neither  the Company nor Boussard & Gavaudan Fund Plc has been, and neither will
be,  registered under  the US  Investment Company  Act of  1940, as amended (the
"Investment  Company  Act").  In  addition  the  securities  referenced  in this
announcement  have not been and  will not be registered  under the US Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Consequently any such securities
may  not be offered, sold  or otherwise transferred within  the United States or
to,  or for the account or benefit of,  US persons except in accordance with the
Securities  Act or an exemption therefrom and under circumstances which will not
require  the issuer of such securities  to register under the Investment Company
Act. No public offering of any securities will be made in the United States.
You should always bear in mind that: all investment is subject to risk;
                        results in the past are no guarantee of future results;
                         the investment performance of BGHL  may go down as well
as up. You may not get back all of your original investment; and
                         if  you  are  in  any  doubt about the contents of this
communication  or if you consider making an investment decision, you are advised
to seek expert financial advice.

This communication is for information purposes only and the information
contained in this communication should not be relied upon as a substitute for
financial or other professional advice.






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