Holding(s) in Company

Polar Capital Holdings PLC
15 August 2007


TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer    Polar Capital Holdings Plc
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
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 financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                   BlackRock, Inc.
notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the           9 August 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                           13 August 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:             Gone above 5%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type   Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares    the Triggering           transaction
             transaction
if possible
using the    Number of Number of      Number Number of voting    % of voting
ISIN CODE    Shares    Voting Rights  of     rights              rights
                                      shares
                                      Direct Direct Indirect     Direct Indirect
GB00B1GCLT25 N/A       N/A            N/A    N/A     3,443,500   N/A      5.14%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of     Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights that may   % of
financial   date       Conversion    be acquired if the instrument is   voting
instrument             Period/ Date  exercised/ converted.              rights


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                 3,443,500                                5.14%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 3,443,500 (5.14%)

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:
14. Contact name:                                      John Mansell
15. Contact telephone number:                          020 7227 2700




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