TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


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


DRIVER GROUP PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

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


HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED


4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv


DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v


20 JANUARY 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:


21 JANUARY 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii


5%


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

Direc t

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B0L9C092


1,564,740


1,564,740


1,464,740


1,464,740


4.7096%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

Expiration

Exercise/

Number of voting

% of voting

instrument

date xiii

Conversion Period xiv

rights that may be

rights

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.


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 datexvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix,xx

Nominal

Delta


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights


1,464,740


4.7096%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

1,462,000 of these shares are held for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd, for whom Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining shares are held for other discretionary clients.


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:

David Clueit, Hargreave Hale Ltd

15. Contact telephone number:

01253 754739

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