TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES NUMIS CORPORATION PLC ("NUMIS") 22 January 2015 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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

Numis Corporation 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 st

specify): On 21 January 2015, RIT Capital Partners plc acquired 100% of

the share capital of GVO Investment Management Limited.

X

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

RIT Capital Partners plc

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

Nortrust Nominees Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

21/01/2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21/01/2015

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

9%

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

Class/type of

shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number

of

Shares

Number

of Voting Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of voting rights x

Class/type of

shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number

of

Shares

Number

of Voting Rights

Direct

xi

Direct

xii

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B05M6465

0

0

0

0

10,546,251

0

9.36%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/

Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting

rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting

rights

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 date xvii

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

10,546,251

9.36%

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

10,546,251 shares held by GVO UK Focus Fund

GVO Investment Management Ltd is the investment manager of GVO UK Focus Fund. GVO Investment Management Ltd is 100% owned by RIT Capital Partners plc.

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:

Simon Denyer - Group Finance Director

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 260 1225

The total number of Numis ordinary shares of 5p each in issue is 112,621,854

with each ordinary share carrying the right to one vote. There are 5,816,682 (5.16%) shares held in Treasury

The total number of voting rights in Numis is 112,621,854.

22 January 2015
END

Contacts Numis Corporation:

Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive 020 7260 1256
Simon Denyer, Group Finance Director 020 7260 1225

Brunswick:

Gill Ackers 020 7404 5959
Simone Selzer 020 7404 5959

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser):

Simon Boadle 020 7583 5000
Jon Raggett 020 7583 5000

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