Holding(s) in Company

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 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Communisis Plc

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

Richard Griffiths and controlled undertakings

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

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

7 December 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

9 December 2016

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

 > 18%

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

GB0006683238

36,689,590

36,689,590

39,117,412

39,117,412

18.68%

Ordinary

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

39,117,412

18.68%

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

The above undertakings are all controlled by Richard Griffiths

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:

James Sutcliffe

15. Contact telephone number:

01534 719761

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

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

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

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Sarah Caddy

Contact address

Communisis House, Manston Lane, Leeds LS15 8AH

Phone number & email

0113 222 6500

[email protected]

Other useful information

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

Company Secretary & Head of Legal Policy

C: Additional information

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