Holding(s) in Company

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

Draper Esprit 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 the notification obligation: iii

The National Treasury Management Agency

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  

 (if different from 3.):iv

The National Treasury Management Agency (as controller and manager of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund)

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

20/06/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

22/06/2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

reached: vi, vii

20%

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

GB00BY7QYJ

50

10,904,502

10,904,502

14,004,502

14,004,502

20.08

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

14,004,502

20.08

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

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

Nominal

Delta

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Eugene O'Callaghan (Director, ISIF)

15. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 238 4000