Holding(s) in Company

18 October 2011

NATIONWIDE ACCIDENT REPAIR SERVICES PLC

("Nationwide" or "the Company")

Holding(s) in Company - AXA SA

Following the disaggregation exemption notified to the FSA under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules on 17th October 2011, AXA SA and its subsidiary notifying Group entities, acting independently from their parent and from each other, no longer have any reportable holdings in Nationwide Accident Repair Services PLC on a Group aggregated basis. However, AXA Investment Managers SA has now crossed upward the 5% threshold and has a holding of 6.48% and 2,800,000 shares on a Group disaggregated basis as an independent Group subsidiary.

Enquiries:

Nationwide Accident Repair Services 01993 701 720

Michael Wilmshurst, Chief Executive

David Loftus, Finance Director

Biddicks 020 3178 6378

Katie Tzouliadis

Sophie McNulty

Arbuthnot Securities 020 7012 2000

James Steel / Adam Lloyd