TRANSACTION SUMMARY

On 30 May 2012, RIT Capital Partners plc announced the creation of a strategic partnership with Rockefeller Financial Services, the parent company of Rockefeller & Co. In acquiring the 37% equity interest previously held by Société Générale Private Banking, RIT Capital Partners became a significant minority investor in Rockefeller Financial Services, alongside the Rockefeller family, related entities and management. The firms intend to collaborate on investment solutions and other areas of shared expertise to further serve the needs of their clients and investors. The transaction terms were not disclosed.

RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS

RIT Capital Partners plc is an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is chaired by Lord Rothschild, whose family interests retain a significant holding. For 2011 it won the Best Large Trust award from the Investment Trust Journal, for its outstanding performance.

ROCKEFELER & CO

Headquartered in New York and with offices in Boston, Washington D.C., Stamford, Connecticut, and Wilmington, Delaware, Rockefeller & Co. provides comprehensive investment and wealth management services to a diversified global client base of families, trusts, foundations and endowments and other institutions. As of March 31, 2012, the firm and its subsidiaries had approximately US$34bn in client assets under administration.

ROLE

SHP acted as financial adviser to RIT Capital Partners.