Holding(s) in Company

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

MICHELMERSH BRICK ORD GBP0.2

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Close Asset Management Limited

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

Discretionary Clients

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

17/12/2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

18/12/2013

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

3%

8. Notified details: n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE:

GB00B013H060

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 MICHELMERSH BRICK ORD GBP0.2

2,274,686

2,274,686

2,024,686

2,024,686

2.51%

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

2,024,686

2.51%

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

Close Asset Management Limited

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

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

n/a

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

n/a

13. Additional information:

Percentage based on shares in issue figure of 80,809,477 as at 17th December 2013.

This is the required notification that the holding is less than 3% of the shares in issue.

The 2,024,686 Ordinary Shares held by Close Asset Management Limited form part of Mr Alan Hardy's, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, beneficial and non-beneficial interest which was disclosed in an announcement by Michelmersh Brick Holdings plc on 19 November 2013.

14. Contact name:

Daniel Massey

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7149 6520