Holding(s) in Company

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

Synectics 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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LTD

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

Whitehall Associated S.A.

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

5 January 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

6 January 2015

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

26%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0007156838

4'597'500

4'597'500

4'647'500

4'647'500

26.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

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

% of votingrights

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

4'647'500

26.12%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Oliver Kreutzer, HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA

15. Contact telephone number:

0041 58 705 33 42

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares

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

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Phone number

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA

Oliver Kreutzer

Contact address

Gartenstrasse 26, 8027 Zurich, Switzerland

Phone number

+41 58 705 33 42

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject ot the notification obligation)