Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

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

Berendsen PLC

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

X

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,

Wilmington DE 19801, USA

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

Name

Goldman Sachs International

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street, London

EC4A 2BB, UK

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

07/09/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

11/09/2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

8.82%

0.20%

9.01%

172,636,913

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

0.41%

8.60%

9.01%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B0F99717

15,218,773

8.82%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

15,218,773

8.82%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

Stock Loan (Physical)

Open

23,213

0.01%

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

23,213

0.01%

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

CFD

28-Jul-2027

Cash

192,827

0.11%

CFD

25-Aug-2027

Cash

33,384

0.02%

CFD

08-Sep-2027

Cash

19,229

0.01%

CFD

17-Jun-2026

Cash

17,383

0.01%

CFD

15-Apr-2027

Cash

14,850

0.01%

CFD

21-May-2027

Cash

13,909

0.01%

CFD

21-Jul-2027

Cash

10,822

0.01%

CFD

07-Jul-2027

Cash

7,835

0.005%

CFD

08-Sep-2027

Cash

1,733

0.001%

CFD

17-Mar-2027

Cash

1,673

0.001%

CFD

09-Sep-2027

Cash

1,090

0.001%

CFD

08-Sep-2027

Cash

879

0.001%

CFD

13-Aug-2027

Cash

386

0.0002%

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

316,001

0.18%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.

Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited

Goldman Sachs

International

8.79%

8.98%

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

GSAM Holdings LLC

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings L.L.C.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management Co., Ltd.

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A

11. Additional informationxvi

Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error.

Please note that financial instruments have been represented as whole numbers and hence there may be a mismatch in the aggregation of financial instruments due to decimal rounding

General email contact:

[email protected]

Place of completion

London

Date of completion

11/09/2017