Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Metro Bank 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):

The issuer's shares being admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange

X

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

CPV Metro Investment, LLCCPV Holdings, LLC

Steven A. Cohen

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

N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

10 March 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 March 2016

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

3%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 7%, 8%, 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

(GB00BZ6STL67)

N/A - no triggering transaction

N/A - no triggering transaction

7,912,848

9.859%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

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

7,912,848

9.859%

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

CPV Metro Investment, LLC is the beneficial owner of the shares in the issuer. CPV Holdings, LLC (as the holder of a majority of the membership interests in CPV Metro Investment, LLC) is a parent undertaking of CPV Metro Investment, LLC. Steven A. Cohen (as the Managing Member of CPV Holdings, LLC) is a parent undertaking of CPV Holdings, LLC and CPV Metro Investment, LLC.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Raquel Trout

15. Contact telephone number:

+1 203-890-3862

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

CPV Metro Investment, LLCCPV Holdings, LLC

Steven A. Cohen

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

c/o Point72 Asset Management, L.P

72 Cummings Point Road

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Phone number & email

See Box B below for contact details

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Raquel Trout

Contact address

Point72 Asset Management, L.P.

72 Cummings Point Road

Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Phone number & email

T: +1 203 890 3862

E: [email protected]

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.