TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer

of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached: ii

Nasstar 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

Jupiter Asset Management Limited

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

2 October 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 October 2009

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

reached: vi, vii

15%

(on enlarged share capital)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of

shares

if possible using

the ISIN CODE

Situation previous

to the triggering

transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number

of

Shares

Number

of

Voting

Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

2,937,857

4,937,857

15.47%

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

None

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

None

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4,937,857

15.47%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

The shares appear on the register in the name of Nortrust Nominees Limited

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:

15. Contact telephone number: