Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: GKN plc 2. Reason for the notification: (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights areattached: No An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other (please specify): No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 9.034%comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 8.531% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.503 % 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Vidacos Nominees/HSBC 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached: 21 November 2014 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 November 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above the threshold of 9% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggeringshares the triggering t transaction ransactionif possibleusing the Number of S Number of V Number of Number of voting % of votingISIN CODE hares oting R shares rights rights ights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0030646508 147,268,332 147,268,332 148,396,002 84,728,023 63,667,979 5.158% 3.876% US3617556069 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial Conversion period rights that may be rightsinstrument acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votingfinancial price date Conversion p rights rightsinstrument eriod instrument refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting % of voting rightsrights 148,396,002 9.034% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited (Parent Company) - 9.034 %comprised of: Standard Life Investments Limited - 8.531% Ignis Investment Services Limited - 0.503 % 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: Katie Francis, Senior Secretarial Assistant 15. Contact telephone number: 01527 533383