Holding(s) in Company

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

Darty Plc

ISIN : GB0033040113

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): Termination of Takeover bid for Darty Plc by Groupe FNAC S.A.

X

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

DNCA FINANCE acting on behalf of its 100% subsidiary DNCA FINANCE LUXEMBOURG

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

Natixis Global Asset Management (holds 70,17% of DNCA&CIE the holding company of DNCA FINANCE)

5. Date of the transaction and date on

which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

August 3rd, 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

August 5th, 2016

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

7%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of

shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous

to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number

of Shares

Number

of Voting Rights

Number

of shares

Number of voting

rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0033040113

41 141 940

41 141 940

0

0

N/A

0%

N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial

instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting

rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting

rights

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 financial

instrument

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

0

0%

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

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

Notification based on the latest information regarding total number of outstanding shares and voting rights

14. Contact name:

Simon Enoch

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 7770 798668

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

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

DNCA FINANCE S.A. (Société Anonyme)

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

19, Place Vendôme, 75001 Paris, France

Phone number & email

+33(0)183975550

legal@dnca-investments.com; craoult@dnca-investments.com

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Clément RAOULT, Deputy Head of Legal

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Contact address

Phone number & email

Other useful information

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