Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

M J Gleeson Group PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

Discretionary votes lodged in respect of the Company's General Meeting on 26 November 2014. Discretion has been given to the Chairman of the meeting.

Yes

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

Dermot Gleeson. Chairman of M J Gleeson Group PLC (Proxy holder)

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

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

24 November 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26 November 2014

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

3% and 4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ISIN

GB00B01BNK27

Ord shars of 2p each

Resolution 1

1,053,086

1,053,086

1,053,086

1,231,452

1.96

2.29

Resolution 2

1,053,086

1,053,086

1,053,086

1,092,927

1.96

2.03

Resolution 3

1,053,086

1,053,086

1,053,086

1,100,592

1.96

2.05

Resolution 4

1,053,086

1,053,086

1,053,086

1,112,103

1.96

2.07

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Resolution 1 2,284,538

4.25

Resolution 2 2,146,013

3.99

Resolution 3 2,153,678

4.01

Resolution 4 2,165,189

4.03

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Dermot Gleeson

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

Resolution 1

1,231,452

2.29

Resolution 2

1,092,927

2.03

Resolution 3

1,100,592

2.05

Resolution 4

1,112,103

2.07

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

On the conclusion of the General Meeting (i.e. on 26 November 2014)

13. Additional information:

Calculation based on total voting rights of 53,697,481

14. Contact name:

Alan Martin, Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

01252 360 300