Holding(s) in Company

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 OCTOBER 2011

SANDERSON GROUP PLC

("Sanderson" or the "Company")

Holding in Company

The Company has received notification from AXA S.A. ("AXA") that, following the disaggregation exemption notified to the FSA under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules on 17th October 2011, AXA and its subsidiary notifying Group entities, acting independently from their parent and from each other, no longer have any reportable holdings in Sanderson on a Group aggregated basis. However, AXA Investment Managers S.A. has (on a Group disaggregated basis as an independent subsidiary) a holding of 3,996,303 ordinary shares representing 9.21% of the Company's issued share capital.