7 July 2014 J O HAMBRO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT RECRUITS US SMALL/MID-CAP EQUITIES TEAM J O Hambro Capital Management (JOHCM) today announced that it has hired portfolio managers Thorsten Becker, Arun Daniel and Vincent Rivers and trader Eric Yi to form its new small/mid cap US equity team ahead of the launch of a US small and mid-cap equity strategy later this quarter. The three portfolio managers and Yi were previously employed with Pyramis Global Advisors, a Fidelity Investments company, where they contributed to the management of a US small/mid cap core equity strategy. The team will be based in Boston, Massachusetts. The US small and mid-cap equity strategy will be available to non-US investors via an OEIC fund and to US-based investors through a mutual fund and commingled fund. The strategy will also be offered via a segregated account. The team will apply a core investment approach, managing a fundamental research-driven best ideas portfolio. Capacity for the strategy has been set at US$5 billion. Commenting on the recruitment of the team, Gavin Rochussen, CEO, said: "The appointment of these experienced and proven US equities investors enhances our presence in the United States, a market where we are making considerable inroads, and enables us to widen our investment fund range." The team will also launch a Global small and mid-cap equity strategy in due course. ENDS For further information please contact: Valentina Kristensen / Laura Cronin / Anna Schirmer Lansons valentinak@lansons.com / laurac@lansons.com / annas@lansons.com Tel: +44 20 7566 9720 / +44 20 7294 3607 / +44 20 7294 3605 Philip Lund Investment Communications Manager J O Hambro Capital Management plund@johcm.co.uk Tel: +44 20 7747 5688 NOTES TO EDITORS: J O Hambro Capital Management Limited: J O Hambro Capital Management Limited (JOHCM) is a UK-based active manager of equities and has a boutique, investment-led culture. It has £13.7 billion of assets under management in long-only equities assets (as at 31 March 2014). It manages assets across UK, US, European, Asian, Japanese, Global/International and Emerging Markets Equities investment strategies, but caps strategies in order to help preserve portfolio performance. JOHCM’s skilled fund managers are carefully selected and their interests are aligned with its clients through a performance fee structure. JOHCM is committed to providing consistent, superior, risk-adjusted performance and excellent client service. Portfolio Manager Biographies: Thorsten Becker – Senior Fund Manager Thorsten Becker is a Senior Fund Manager on the JOHCM US Small and Mid Cap Equity strategy. He previously served as a portfolio manager at Pyramis Global Advisors, a unit of Fidelity Investments. In that role, he managed the global financial sector portfolio. Before the formation of Pyramis in 2005, Thorsten worked in the same role with Fidelity Investment’s institutional equity group. Since January 2004, he managed the financials and telecommunications sectors of teammanaged large cap, small/mid cap, and 130/30 strategies. Thorsten served as an equity analyst in Fidelity’s London office from 2000 to 2003, covering the securities of European banks, emerging market financial companies, and European business services firms. Prior to that, he covered Latin American equities, researching the retail, metals & mining, and utilities sectors while based in Fidelity’s Boston office from 1996 to 2000. He has more than 18 years' investment industry experience. Arun Daniel – Senior Fund Manager Arun Daniel is a Senior Fund Manager on the JOHCM US Small and Mid Cap Equity strategy. He previously served as a portfolio manager at Pyramis Global Advisors, a unit of Fidelity Investments. In that role, he managed the global consumer sector portfolio. Prior to assuming that role in 2007, Arun was vice president and sector head for the consumer sector at ING Investment Management, North America, managing growth, value, and 130/30 portfolio strategies. He was a senior equity analyst and portfolio manager for the consumer sector of a hedge fund portfolio at Principled Capital Group, and had responsibility for fundamental sector research in the entertainment, gaming, lodging, leisure, and retail sectors. Arun has also served in senior management roles in the entertainment, retail, and resort divisions at Walt Disney Company. He has more than 13 years' experience in the investment industry and 24 years' experience related to the consumer sector. Vincent Rivers – Senior Fund Manager Vincent Rivers is a Senior Fund Manager on the JOHCM US Small and Mid Cap Equity strategy. He previously served as a portfolio manager at Pyramis Global Advisors, a unit of Fidelity Investments. In that role, he managed the global information technology and telecom sector portfolios. Vince joined Pyramis in 2006 as a research analyst focusing on the information technology and telecom sectors. Prior to joining Pyramis, he was a portfolio analyst at Wellington Management Company, LLP from 2004 to 2006. He also has served as an equity research analyst at Fidelity from 2000 to 2004 and, as a portfolio manager of the Fidelity Select Paper and Forest Products Fund from 2001 to 2004. He also has held positions at Fleet and BayBanks in Boston. He has 17 years' experience in the financial services and investment industries.