Holding(s) in Company

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

Equiniti 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 thenotification obligation: iii

Equiniti (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.

Equiniti Group (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.

Equiniti (Cayman) Limited

Equiniti (Cayman) Holdings Limited

Knight (Cayman) Limited

Chequer Cayman Limited Partnership

Advent International Corporation

GPE V GP Limited Partnership

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

NY Nominees Limited

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

4 August 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

4 August 2016

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

8%

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 of 0.1p each with ISIN GB00BYWWHR75

59,649,488

59,649,488

23,649,488

23,649,488

7.9%

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

23,649,488

7.9%

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

Equiniti (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. is a direct subsidiary of Equiniti Group (Luxembourg) S.à r.l., which is a direct subsidiary of Equiniti (Cayman) Limited, which is a direct subsidiary of Equiniti (Cayman) Holdings Limited, which is a direct subsidiary of Knight (Cayman) Limited, which is a direct subsidiary of Chequer Cayman Limited Partnership. Chequer Cayman Limited Partnership is controlled by certain limited partnerships of which GPE V GP Limited Partnership is the general partner and the fund manager is Advent International Corporation.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Not applicable

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:

Simon Powell

Director, Compliance and Risk Management

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7555 5561