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Advance Focus Fund Limited has received the following notification of a major interest in its shares. 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): Advance Focus Fund Ltd (ISIN = GB0031991879) 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No ) Other (please specify) : Transitional provision of Transparency Directive for re-notification of ING Bank N.V. holdings over 3% 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): ING Bank NV 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 25th January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29th January 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Increase over 3% 8. Notified details: Holdings of 9.05% A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering using the ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) Ordinary Shares Below 3% Below 3% Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting % of voting possible using the ISIN shares rights (ix) rights CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi) Ordinary Shares 2,275,000 2,275,000 N/A 9.05% 0 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of financial Date (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) rights that may be voting instrument acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 2,275,000 9.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): 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: The position has arisen as a hedged CFD written on behalf of ING Bank N.V.'s underlying client. 14. Contact name: Angela Ulyatt 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7767 6340 The person making this announcement on behalf of Advance Focus Fund Ltd is as follows; Anthony Lee - tel 020 7490 4355 ---END OF MESSAGE---
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