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

Berendsen 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):

Restructure of Sanderson Asset Management Ltd

X

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

Sanderson Asset Management LLP

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

1 April 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 April 2013

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

5%

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

GB00B0F99717

0

0

10,689,506

6.20

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

10,689,506

6.20

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

Not applicable.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Sanderson Asset Management LLP

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

13. Additional information:

On 1st April 2013, Sanderson Asset Management Ltd ("SAM Ltd") transferred its regulated business to Sanderson Asset Management LLP ("SAM LLP"). On the same day, SAM Ltd changed its name to Sanderson Partners Ltd. All employees of SAM Ltd, including all portfolio managers, investment analysts and members of its administration and operations team, became partners or employees of SAM LLP. This notification was therefore triggered by the change in legal structure of the investment management firm on 1st April 2013, rather than trading activity in the underlying shares.

SAM LLP acts as investment manager for its clients ("Clients"). In acting for the Clients, SAM LLP is given full discretion over their investments and is empowered to vote on their behalf. However, SAM LLP does not act as the Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in SAM LLP's name but in the name of each Client's custodian bank.

14. Contact name:

Jalpa Dhokia

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 468 5977