?

1:   Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Dixons Retail PLC

2:    Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification  obligation:

 Standard Life Investments Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):

 Vidacos Nominees

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

09 January 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 January 2013

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

6%

8:    Notified Details

A:   Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of share  If possible use ISIN code

GB0000472455

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

206,974,415

206,974,415

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of
voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

221,987,305

159,373,440

62,613,865

4.402%

1.729%

B:   Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date

No. of voting rights that may be acquired
(if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

221,987,305

6.131%

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


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:

Carla Dance

15. Contact telephone number:

01727 203534


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