Annual report and accounts: NAV

BOUSSARD & GAVAUDAN HOLDING LIMITED

Ordinary Shares

The Directors of Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited would like to announce the following information for the Company.

Close of business 22 Aug 2008.

Estimated NAV

	Euro Shares	Sterling Shares
Estimated NAV	€ 10.4012	£ 9.8426
Estimated MTD return	0.14 %	-0.12 %
Estimated YTD return	-6.30 %	-1.57 %
Estimated ITD return	4.01 %	-1.57 %

NAV and returns are calculated net of management and performance fees

Market information

Euro Shares	Amsterdam (AEX)	London (LSE)
Market Close	€ 8.50	€ 8.50
Premium/discount to estimated NAV	-18.28 %	-18.28 %

Sterling Shares	Amsterdam (AEX)	London (LSE)
Market Close	N/A	GBX 827.50
Premium/discount to estimated NAV	N/A	-15.93 %

Transactions in own securities purchased into treasury

Ordinary Shares	Euro Shares	Sterling Shares
Number of shares	N/A	N/A
Average Price	N/A	N/A
Range of Price	N/A	N/A

Liquidity Enhancement Agreement	Euro Shares	Sterling Shares
Number of shares	N/A	N/A
Average Price	N/A	N/A

BGHL Capital

BGHL Ordinary Shares	Euro Shares	Sterling Shares
Shares Outstanding	79,756,376	5,116,202
Held in treasury	4,202,222	1,000
Shares Issued	83,958,598	5,117,202

For further information please contact:

Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management, L.P.

Emmanuel Gavaudan +44 (0) 207 7514 07 00 Email : info@bgam-uk.com

This document is issued by Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management, L.P. which is authorised and regulated in the conduct of investment business by the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom. This document is for information purposes only and is not an offer to invest. Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited is a closed-ended investment company incorporated under the laws of Guernsey. Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited is registered with the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets as a collective investment scheme under article 1.107 of the Dutch Financial Markets Supervision Act. All investment is subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance, and the price of shares in Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited can fall as well as rise. Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management, Calder House, 1 Dover Street, London, W1S 4LA

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The data in this document does not include the information received after 7 PM UK time / 8 PM CET. For technical reasons those are included the following day.